How To Install elpa-super-save 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-super-save on Ubuntu.
What is elpa-super-save
elpa-super-save is:
This package provides Emacs mode that auto-saves your buffers, when certain events happen - e.g. you switch between buffers, an Emacs frame loses focus, etc. One can think of it as both something that augments and replaces the standard auto-save-mode.
There are three methods to install elpa-super-save 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-super-save 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-super-save using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-super-save
Install elpa-super-save Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-super-save using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-super-save
Install elpa-super-save 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-super-save using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-super-save
How To Uninstall elpa-super-save on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elpa-super-save package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-super-save
Uninstall elpa-super-save And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-super-save and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-super-save
Remove elpa-super-save Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-super-save configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-super-save
Remove elpa-super-save configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-super-save configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-super-save
Dependencies
elpa-super-save have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-super-save package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.