How To Install elpa-ediprolog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ediprolog on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-ediprolog is Emacs Does Interactive Prolog

Introduction

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

What is elpa-ediprolog

elpa-ediprolog is:

This package let you interact with SWI-Prolog in all buffers. You can consult Prolog programs and evaluate embedded queries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ediprolog

Install elpa-ediprolog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-ediprolog

Install elpa-ediprolog 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-ediprolog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ediprolog

How To Uninstall elpa-ediprolog on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-ediprolog

Uninstall elpa-ediprolog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ediprolog

Remove elpa-ediprolog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ediprolog

Remove elpa-ediprolog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ediprolog

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Summary

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