Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install auto-complete-el on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is auto-complete-el
auto-complete-el is:
This is a transitional package for elpa-auto-complete and can be
safely removed after ainstallation.
There are three methods to install auto-complete-el on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install auto-complete-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install auto-complete-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install auto-complete-el
Install auto-complete-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install auto-complete-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install auto-complete-el
Install auto-complete-el 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 auto-complete-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install auto-complete-el
How To Uninstall auto-complete-el on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the auto-complete-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove auto-complete-el
Uninstall auto-complete-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall auto-complete-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove auto-complete-el
Remove auto-complete-el Configurations and Data
To remove auto-complete-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge auto-complete-el
Remove auto-complete-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove auto-complete-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge auto-complete-el
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install auto-complete-el package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
