How To Install elpa-esxml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-esxml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-esxml
elpa-esxml is:
This library makes it possible to write XML, ESXML, SXML and HTML using Emacs Lisp S-expressions.
This library is not intended to be used directly by a user of Emacs. It could be used to generate static html, or used with a library like elnode to serve dynamic pages. Or even to extract a form from a site to produce an API.
There are three methods to install elpa-esxml 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-esxml 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-esxml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-esxml
Install elpa-esxml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-esxml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-esxml
Install elpa-esxml 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-esxml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-esxml
How To Uninstall elpa-esxml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-esxml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-esxml
Uninstall elpa-esxml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-esxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-esxml
Remove elpa-esxml Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-esxml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-esxml
Remove elpa-esxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-esxml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-esxml
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-esxml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
