How To Install xemacs21-support on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 392 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-support on Ubuntu.
What is xemacs21-support
xemacs21-support is:
XEmacs is a full fledged programming language with a mail reader, news reader, info browser, web browser, calendar, specialized editor for more programming languages and other formats than most people encounter in a lifetime, and much more.
Support and architecture independent files for XEmacs 21.4.22. This includes the files found in etc and all required elisp library files (mostly compiled (.elc files), but a few uncompiled (.el files)).
There are three methods to install xemacs21-support 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 xemacs21-support Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-support
Install xemacs21-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xemacs21-support
Install xemacs21-support 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 xemacs21-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-support
How To Uninstall xemacs21-support on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xemacs21-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-support
Uninstall xemacs21-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xemacs21-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-support
Remove xemacs21-support Configurations and Data
To remove xemacs21-support configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-support
Remove xemacs21-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xemacs21-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-support
Dependencies
xemacs21-support have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-support package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.