How To Install elpa-magit-popup on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-popup on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-magit-popup is Use popup like Magit

Introduction

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

What is elpa-magit-popup

elpa-magit-popup is:

Magit use popup to run different git function and select the option you want

This package allow you to use those popup in other Emacs mode.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-magit-popup

Install elpa-magit-popup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-magit-popup

Install elpa-magit-popup 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-popup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-magit-popup

How To Uninstall elpa-magit-popup on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-magit-popup

Uninstall elpa-magit-popup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-magit-popup 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-popup

Remove elpa-magit-popup Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-magit-popup

Remove elpa-magit-popup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-magit-popup

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Summary

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