How To Install elpa-counsel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-counsel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-counsel
elpa-counsel is:
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There are three methods to install elpa-counsel 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-counsel 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-counsel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-counsel
Install elpa-counsel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-counsel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-counsel
Install elpa-counsel 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-counsel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-counsel
How To Uninstall elpa-counsel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-counsel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-counsel
Uninstall elpa-counsel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-counsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-counsel
Remove elpa-counsel Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-counsel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-counsel
Remove elpa-counsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-counsel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-counsel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-counsel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
