How To Install aplus-fsf-el on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install aplus-fsf-el on Ubuntu 22.04. aplus-fsf-el is XEmacs lisp for A+ development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aplus-fsf-el on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is aplus-fsf-el

aplus-fsf-el is:

This package contains the XEmacs lisp required for the development of A+ programs. It does the key bindings, sets the font properly, and binds some function keys. The complete A+ development environment is provided by the aplus-fsf-dev package.

To load A+ from XEmacs, load a file with extension .apl, .a or .+, or use the command ‘M-x a-mode’. Or, press F4 to start the A+ interpreter.

See /usr/share/doc/README.Debian.gz if you have trouble entering the special A+ characters in XEmacs.

This package is now an empty dummy package because XEmacs is no longer available. If that changes, this package will be resurrected.

There are three methods to install aplus-fsf-el on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aplus-fsf-el Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aplus-fsf-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aplus-fsf-el

Install aplus-fsf-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aplus-fsf-el using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aplus-fsf-el

Install aplus-fsf-el 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 aplus-fsf-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aplus-fsf-el

How To Uninstall aplus-fsf-el on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the aplus-fsf-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aplus-fsf-el

Uninstall aplus-fsf-el And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aplus-fsf-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aplus-fsf-el

Remove aplus-fsf-el Configurations and Data

To remove aplus-fsf-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aplus-fsf-el

Remove aplus-fsf-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aplus-fsf-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aplus-fsf-el

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aplus-fsf-el package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.