How To Install elpa-beginend on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-beginend on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-beginend
elpa-beginend is:
This package redefines M-< and M-> (or any key bound to beginning-of-buffer or end-of-buffer) for some modes so that point moves to meaningful locations. The real beginning and end of buffers (i. e., point-min and point-max) are still accessible by pressing the same key again.
There are three methods to install elpa-beginend 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-beginend 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-beginend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-beginend
Install elpa-beginend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-beginend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-beginend
Install elpa-beginend 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-beginend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-beginend
How To Uninstall elpa-beginend on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-beginend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-beginend
Uninstall elpa-beginend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-beginend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-beginend
Remove elpa-beginend Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-beginend configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-beginend
Remove elpa-beginend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-beginend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-beginend
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-beginend package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
