How To Install elpa-redtick on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-redtick on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-redtick
elpa-redtick is:
This package provides a little pomodoro timer in the mode-line.
After importing into your Emacs configuration, redtick shows a little red tick (✓) in the mode-line. When you click on this tick, redtick starts a pomodoro timer.
The Pomodoro Technique involves working in 25 minute intervals, separated by 5 minute breaks, with a longer break after every four intervals.
There are three methods to install elpa-redtick 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-redtick 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-redtick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-redtick
Install elpa-redtick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-redtick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-redtick
Install elpa-redtick 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-redtick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-redtick
How To Uninstall elpa-redtick on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-redtick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-redtick
Uninstall elpa-redtick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-redtick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-redtick
Remove elpa-redtick Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-redtick configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-redtick
Remove elpa-redtick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-redtick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-redtick
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-redtick package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
