How To Install elpa-queue on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-queue on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-queue is queue data structure for Emacs Lisp

Introduction

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

What is elpa-queue

elpa-queue is:

This library provides a queue data structure for Emacs Lisp. The queues can be used both as a first-in last-out (FILO) and as a first-in first-out (FIFO) stack, i.e. elements can be added to the front or back of the queue, and can be removed from the front. (This type of data structure is sometimes called an “output-restricted deque”.)

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-queue

Install elpa-queue Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-queue

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-queue

How To Uninstall elpa-queue on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-queue

Uninstall elpa-queue And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-queue

Remove elpa-queue Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-queue

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

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

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

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Summary

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