How To Install elpa-loop on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-loop on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-loop is friendly imperative loop structures for Emacs Lisp

Introduction

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

What is elpa-loop

elpa-loop is:

Emacs Lisp is missing loop structures familiar to users of newer languages. This package adds a selection of popular loop structures as well as break and continue.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-loop

Install elpa-loop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-loop

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-loop

How To Uninstall elpa-loop on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-loop

Uninstall elpa-loop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-loop

Remove elpa-loop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-loop

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

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

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

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Summary

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