How To Install elpa-htmlize on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-htmlize on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-htmlize is convert buffer text and decorations to HTML

Introduction

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

What is elpa-htmlize

elpa-htmlize is:

This package converts the buffer text and the associated decorations to HTML. It supports three types of HTML output, selected by setting htmlize-output-type: css, inline-css (optimized for code snippets), and font (simpler output, doesn’t rely on CSS). You can also use htmlize from your Emacs Lisp code.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-htmlize

Install elpa-htmlize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-htmlize

Install elpa-htmlize 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-htmlize using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-htmlize

How To Uninstall elpa-htmlize on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-htmlize

Uninstall elpa-htmlize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-htmlize

Remove elpa-htmlize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-htmlize

Remove elpa-htmlize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-htmlize

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Summary

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