How To Install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 on Ubuntu.
What is elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 is:
Alternative EmacSQL backend for SQLite which uses the standard sqlite3 executable to access the database, rather than a custom executable, as elpa-emacsql-sqlite does.
There are three methods to install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 on Ubuntu. 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-emacsql-sqlite3 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-emacsql-sqlite3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 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-emacsql-sqlite3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
How To Uninstall elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Uninstall elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Remove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Remove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-emacsql-sqlite3
Dependencies
elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-emacsql-sqlite3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.