How To Install elpa-magit-annex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-annex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-magit-annex
elpa-magit-annex is:
This package adds some git-annex subcommands to magit’s interface, under the ‘@’ prefix key. See the descriptions of the git-annex and elpa-magit packages.
Some examples of operations supported by this package:
- adding untracked files with
git annex add - displaying information about unused files listed by
git annex unused - locking and unlocking files.
There are three methods to install elpa-magit-annex 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-magit-annex 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-magit-annex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-magit-annex
Install elpa-magit-annex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-magit-annex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-magit-annex
Install elpa-magit-annex 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-magit-annex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-magit-annex
How To Uninstall elpa-magit-annex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-magit-annex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-magit-annex
Uninstall elpa-magit-annex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-magit-annex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-magit-annex
Remove elpa-magit-annex Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-magit-annex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-magit-annex
Remove elpa-magit-annex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-magit-annex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-magit-annex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-annex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
