How To Install elpa-git-timemachine on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-timemachine on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-git-timemachine
elpa-git-timemachine is:
Emacs mode that helps to walk through git revisions of a file. It can be used to browse historic versions of a file with p (previous) and n (next) keys. Also one can jump to a particular revision, copy abbreviate or full hash of the current revision.
There are three methods to install elpa-git-timemachine 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-timemachine 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-timemachine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-timemachine
Install elpa-git-timemachine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-timemachine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-git-timemachine
Install elpa-git-timemachine 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-timemachine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-timemachine
How To Uninstall elpa-git-timemachine on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-git-timemachine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-timemachine
Uninstall elpa-git-timemachine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-git-timemachine 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-timemachine
Remove elpa-git-timemachine Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-git-timemachine configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-timemachine
Remove elpa-git-timemachine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-git-timemachine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-timemachine
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-timemachine package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
