How To Install elpa-async on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-async on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-async
elpa-async is:
async.el is a module for doing asynchronous processing in Emacs. The most common application is to make dired move and rename files asynchronously i.e. in the background. Then the user need not wait for the move or copy to complete before they can use Emacs for other tasks.
There are three methods to install elpa-async on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elpa-async Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-async
Install elpa-async Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-async
Install elpa-async Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-async
How To Uninstall elpa-async on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-async package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-async
Uninstall elpa-async And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-async and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-async
Remove elpa-async Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-async configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-async
Remove elpa-async configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-async configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-async
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-async package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
