How To Install elpa-with-editor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-with-editor on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-with-editor is Call program using Emacs as $EDITOR

Introduction

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

What is elpa-with-editor

elpa-with-editor is:

With this package, you can call program from Emacs such that they will use Emacs as an editor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-with-editor

Install elpa-with-editor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-with-editor

Install elpa-with-editor 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-with-editor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-with-editor

How To Uninstall elpa-with-editor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-with-editor

Uninstall elpa-with-editor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-with-editor

Remove elpa-with-editor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-with-editor

Remove elpa-with-editor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-with-editor

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Summary

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