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