How To Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
elpa-eshell-prompt-extras is:
This package allows one to display remote user, remote host, Python virtual environment info, git branch, git dirty info and git unpushed number for Eshell prompt.
There are three methods to install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras 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-eshell-prompt-extras 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-eshell-prompt-extras using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras 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-eshell-prompt-extras using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
How To Uninstall elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-eshell-prompt-extras package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
Uninstall elpa-eshell-prompt-extras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-eshell-prompt-extras and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
Remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
Remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-eshell-prompt-extras
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
