How To Install xcite 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 xcite on Ubuntu.
What is xcite
xcite is:
The xcite emacs addon has been elpafied. This dummy package helps ease transition from xcite to elpa-xcite.
There are three methods to install xcite 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 xcite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcite
Install xcite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcite
Install xcite 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 xcite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcite
How To Uninstall xcite on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xcite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcite
Uninstall xcite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcite
Remove xcite Configurations and Data
To remove xcite configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcite
Remove xcite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcite
Dependencies
xcite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcite package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.