How To Install elpa-pointback on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pointback on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-pointback
elpa-pointback is:
When you have two windows X and Y showing different sections of the same buffer B, then switch to a different buffer in X, and then show B in X again, the new point in X will be the same as in Y.
With pointback-mode (or global-pointback-mode), window points are preserved instead, and point will be where it originally was in X for B when you return to B.
There are three methods to install elpa-pointback 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-pointback 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-pointback using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-pointback
Install elpa-pointback Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pointback using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-pointback
Install elpa-pointback 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-pointback using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-pointback
How To Uninstall elpa-pointback on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-pointback package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-pointback
Uninstall elpa-pointback And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-pointback and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-pointback
Remove elpa-pointback Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-pointback configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-pointback
Remove elpa-pointback configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-pointback configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-pointback
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pointback package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
