Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-boxquote on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-boxquote
elpa-boxquote is:
Provide a set of functions for using a text quoting style
that partially boxes in the left hand side of an area of text. A
number of functions are provided for quoting a region, a buffer, a
paragraph and a defun. There are also functions for quoting text
while pulling it in, either by inserting the contents of another file
or by yanking text into the current buffer.
There are three methods to install elpa-boxquote 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 elpa-boxquote 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-boxquote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-boxquote
Install elpa-boxquote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-boxquote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-boxquote
Install elpa-boxquote 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-boxquote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-boxquote
How To Uninstall elpa-boxquote on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-boxquote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-boxquote
Uninstall elpa-boxquote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-boxquote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-boxquote
Remove elpa-boxquote Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-boxquote configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-boxquote
Remove elpa-boxquote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-boxquote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-boxquote
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-boxquote package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
