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