How To Install elpa-vc-fossil on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 349 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vc-fossil on Ubuntu.
What is elpa-vc-fossil
elpa-vc-fossil is:
Emacs editor addon to interface to the Fossil version control system. This package contains a VC backend for the fossil version control system.
There are three methods to install elpa-vc-fossil 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-vc-fossil 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-vc-fossil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-vc-fossil
Install elpa-vc-fossil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-vc-fossil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-vc-fossil
Install elpa-vc-fossil 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-vc-fossil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-vc-fossil
How To Uninstall elpa-vc-fossil on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elpa-vc-fossil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-vc-fossil
Uninstall elpa-vc-fossil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-vc-fossil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-vc-fossil
Remove elpa-vc-fossil Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-vc-fossil configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-vc-fossil
Remove elpa-vc-fossil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-vc-fossil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-vc-fossil
Dependencies
elpa-vc-fossil have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vc-fossil package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.