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