How To Install elpa-avy-menu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-avy-menu on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-avy-menu is library providing avy-powered popup menu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-avy-menu on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is elpa-avy-menu

elpa-avy-menu is:

The library provides avy-powered popup menu that allows one to quickly choose from available options.

There are three methods to install elpa-avy-menu 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-avy-menu 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-avy-menu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-avy-menu

Install elpa-avy-menu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-avy-menu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-avy-menu

Install elpa-avy-menu 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-avy-menu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-avy-menu

How To Uninstall elpa-avy-menu on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the elpa-avy-menu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-avy-menu

Uninstall elpa-avy-menu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-avy-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-avy-menu

Remove elpa-avy-menu Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-avy-menu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-avy-menu

Remove elpa-avy-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-avy-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-avy-menu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-avy-menu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.