How To Install elpa-flycheck-package on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-flycheck-package on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-flycheck-package is flycheck checker for Elisp package authors

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-flycheck-package on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is elpa-flycheck-package

elpa-flycheck-package is:

This package provides a flycheck checker for the metadata in Emacs Lisp files which are intended to be packages. That metadata includes the package description, its dependencies and more. The checks are performed by the separate package-lint library.

There are three methods to install elpa-flycheck-package 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-flycheck-package 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-flycheck-package using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-flycheck-package

Install elpa-flycheck-package Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-flycheck-package using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-flycheck-package

Install elpa-flycheck-package 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-flycheck-package using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-flycheck-package

How To Uninstall elpa-flycheck-package on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the elpa-flycheck-package package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-flycheck-package

Uninstall elpa-flycheck-package And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-flycheck-package and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-flycheck-package

Remove elpa-flycheck-package Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-flycheck-package configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-flycheck-package

Remove elpa-flycheck-package configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-flycheck-package configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-flycheck-package

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-flycheck-package package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.