How To Install elpa-linum-relative on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-linum-relative on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-linum-relative is display relative line number in Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-linum-relative

elpa-linum-relative is:

This package lets you display relative line numbers for current buffer. For the current line it can show any symbol or the real line number. Supports helm-mode.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-linum-relative

Install elpa-linum-relative Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-linum-relative

Install elpa-linum-relative 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-linum-relative using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-linum-relative

How To Uninstall elpa-linum-relative on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-linum-relative

Uninstall elpa-linum-relative And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-linum-relative

Remove elpa-linum-relative Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-linum-relative

Remove elpa-linum-relative configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-linum-relative

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Summary

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