How To Install elpa-magithub on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magithub on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-magithub
elpa-magithub is:
Magithub is an interface to GitHub using the `hub’ utility.
Integrated into Magit workflows, Magithub allows very easy, very basic GitHub repository management. Supported actions include:
- pushing brand-new local repositories up to GitHub
- creating forks of existing repositories
- submitting pull requests upstream
- viewing and creating issues
Press `H’ in the status buffer to get started – happy hacking!
There are three methods to install elpa-magithub 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-magithub 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-magithub using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-magithub
Install elpa-magithub Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-magithub using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-magithub
Install elpa-magithub 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-magithub using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-magithub
How To Uninstall elpa-magithub on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-magithub package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-magithub
Uninstall elpa-magithub And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-magithub and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-magithub
Remove elpa-magithub Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-magithub configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-magithub
Remove elpa-magithub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-magithub configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-magithub
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magithub package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
