How To Install elpa-fill-column-indicator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-fill-column-indicator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-fill-column-indicator
elpa-fill-column-indicator is:
Many modern editors and IDEs can graphically indicate the location of the fill column by drawing a thin line (in design parlance, a `rule’) down the length of the editing window. Fill-column-indicator implements this facility in Emacs.
There are three methods to install elpa-fill-column-indicator 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-fill-column-indicator 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-fill-column-indicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-fill-column-indicator
Install elpa-fill-column-indicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-fill-column-indicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-fill-column-indicator
Install elpa-fill-column-indicator 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-fill-column-indicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-fill-column-indicator
How To Uninstall elpa-fill-column-indicator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-fill-column-indicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-fill-column-indicator
Uninstall elpa-fill-column-indicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-fill-column-indicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-fill-column-indicator
Remove elpa-fill-column-indicator Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-fill-column-indicator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-fill-column-indicator
Remove elpa-fill-column-indicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-fill-column-indicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-fill-column-indicator
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-fill-column-indicator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
