How To Install elpa-git-commit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-commit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-git-commit
elpa-git-commit is:
A mode for editing COMMIT_MSG file from git in Emacs.
There are three methods to install elpa-git-commit 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-git-commit 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-git-commit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-commit
Install elpa-git-commit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-commit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-git-commit
Install elpa-git-commit 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-git-commit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-commit
How To Uninstall elpa-git-commit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-git-commit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-commit
Uninstall elpa-git-commit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-git-commit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-git-commit
Remove elpa-git-commit Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-git-commit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-commit
Remove elpa-git-commit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-git-commit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-commit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-commit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
