How To Install elpa-openwith on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-openwith on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-openwith
elpa-openwith is:
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There are three methods to install elpa-openwith 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-openwith 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-openwith using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-openwith
Install elpa-openwith Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-openwith using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-openwith
Install elpa-openwith 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-openwith using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-openwith
How To Uninstall elpa-openwith on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-openwith package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-openwith
Uninstall elpa-openwith And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-openwith and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-openwith
Remove elpa-openwith Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-openwith configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-openwith
Remove elpa-openwith configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-openwith configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-openwith
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-openwith package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
