How To Install elpa-ibuffer-projectile on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ibuffer-projectile on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-ibuffer-projectile is group buffers in ibuffer list by Projectile project

Introduction

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

What is elpa-ibuffer-projectile

elpa-ibuffer-projectile is:

Emacs’ ibuffer-mode is a wonderful replacement for the built-in list-buffer command, and allows buffers to be grouped programmatically, e.g. by major mode.

This package lets you group your buffers by their Projectile root directory.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ibuffer-projectile

Install elpa-ibuffer-projectile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-ibuffer-projectile

Install elpa-ibuffer-projectile 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-ibuffer-projectile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ibuffer-projectile

How To Uninstall elpa-ibuffer-projectile on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-ibuffer-projectile

Uninstall elpa-ibuffer-projectile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ibuffer-projectile

Remove elpa-ibuffer-projectile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ibuffer-projectile

Remove elpa-ibuffer-projectile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ibuffer-projectile

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Summary

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