How To Install elpa-deft on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-deft on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is elpa-deft
elpa-deft is:
Deft is an Emacs mode for quickly browsing, filtering, and editing directories of plain text notes, inspired by Notational Velocity.
It was designed for increased productivity when writing and taking notes, by making it fast and simple to find the right file at the right time, and by automating many of the usual tasks such as creating new files and saving files.
There are three methods to install elpa-deft on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-deft 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-deft using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-deft
Install elpa-deft Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-deft using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-deft
Install elpa-deft 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-deft using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-deft
How To Uninstall elpa-deft on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the elpa-deft package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-deft
Uninstall elpa-deft And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-deft and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-deft
Remove elpa-deft Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-deft configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-deft
Remove elpa-deft configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-deft configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-deft
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-deft package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
