How To Install elpa-xcscope 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-xcscope on Ubuntu.
What is elpa-xcscope
elpa-xcscope is:
Cscope is a program that generates index tables from C and C++ source files. It is also a client program that knows how to use the generated index tables to answer questions such as where is a symbol defined, where is a symbol referenced, etc.
elpa-xcscope contains the Emacs interfaces to cscope
There are three methods to install elpa-xcscope 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-xcscope 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-xcscope using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-xcscope
Install elpa-xcscope Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-xcscope using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-xcscope
Install elpa-xcscope 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-xcscope using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-xcscope
How To Uninstall elpa-xcscope on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elpa-xcscope package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-xcscope
Uninstall elpa-xcscope And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-xcscope and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-xcscope
Remove elpa-xcscope Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-xcscope configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-xcscope
Remove elpa-xcscope configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-xcscope configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-xcscope
Dependencies
elpa-xcscope have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xcscope package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.