How To Install elpa-makey on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-makey on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-makey is flexible context menu system

Introduction

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

What is elpa-makey

elpa-makey is:

This package adds a flexible context menu system to GNU Emacs. Mainly it is used as a dependency for such ELPA packages as discover.el and discover-my-major.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-makey

Install elpa-makey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-makey

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-makey

How To Uninstall elpa-makey on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-makey

Uninstall elpa-makey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-makey

Remove elpa-makey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-makey

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

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

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

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Summary

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