How To Install elpa-bug-hunter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bug-hunter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-bug-hunter
elpa-bug-hunter is:
The Bug Hunter is an Emacs library that finds the source of an error or unexpected behavior inside an elisp configuration file (typically init.el or .emacs). It supports automatic, interactive, and assertion bug hunting. Also it is possible to debug literate-style configuration files.
There are three methods to install elpa-bug-hunter 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-bug-hunter 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-bug-hunter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-bug-hunter
Install elpa-bug-hunter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-bug-hunter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-bug-hunter
Install elpa-bug-hunter 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-bug-hunter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-bug-hunter
How To Uninstall elpa-bug-hunter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-bug-hunter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-bug-hunter
Uninstall elpa-bug-hunter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-bug-hunter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-bug-hunter
Remove elpa-bug-hunter Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-bug-hunter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-bug-hunter
Remove elpa-bug-hunter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-bug-hunter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-bug-hunter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bug-hunter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
