How To Install elpa-el-mock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-el-mock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-el-mock
elpa-el-mock is:
Emacs Lisp Mock is a library for mocking and stubbing using readable syntax. Most commonly Emacs Lisp Mock is used in conjunction with Emacs Lisp Expectations, but it can be used in other contexts.
There are three methods to install elpa-el-mock 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-el-mock 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-el-mock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-el-mock
Install elpa-el-mock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-el-mock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-el-mock
Install elpa-el-mock 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-el-mock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-el-mock
How To Uninstall elpa-el-mock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-el-mock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-el-mock
Uninstall elpa-el-mock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-el-mock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-el-mock
Remove elpa-el-mock Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-el-mock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-el-mock
Remove elpa-el-mock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-el-mock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-el-mock
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-el-mock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
