How To Install elpa-nov 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-nov on Ubuntu.
What is elpa-nov
elpa-nov is:
nov.el provides a major mode for reading EPUB documents (ebooks) in Emacs.
Features:
- Basic navigation (jump to TOC, previous/next chapter)
- Remembering and restoring the last read position
- Jump to next chapter when scrolling beyond end
- Renders EPUB2 (.ncx) and EPUB3 (
- Hyperlinks to internal and external targets
- Supports textual and image documents
- View source of document files
- Metadata display
- Image rescaling
There are three methods to install elpa-nov 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-nov 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-nov using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-nov
Install elpa-nov Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-nov using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-nov
Install elpa-nov 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-nov using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-nov
How To Uninstall elpa-nov on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elpa-nov package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-nov
Uninstall elpa-nov And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-nov and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-nov
Remove elpa-nov Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-nov configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-nov
Remove elpa-nov configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-nov configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-nov
Dependencies
elpa-nov have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-nov package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.