How To Install elpa-tablist on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-tablist on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-tablist is tablist adds maks and filters to tabulated-list-mode

Introduction

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

What is elpa-tablist

elpa-tablist is:

It also kind of puts a dired face on tabulated list buffers.

It can be used by deriving from tablist-mode and some features by using tablist-minor-mode inside a tabulated-list-mode buffer.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-tablist

Install elpa-tablist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-tablist

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-tablist

How To Uninstall elpa-tablist on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-tablist

Uninstall elpa-tablist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-tablist

Remove elpa-tablist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-tablist

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

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

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

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Summary

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