Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-transient on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-transient
elpa-transient is:
Taking inspiration from prefix keys and prefix arguments, Transient
implements a similar abstraction involving a prefix command, infix
arguments and suffix commands. This abstraction could be called
“transient commandâ€, but because it always involves at least two
commands (a prefix and a suffix) it’s preferable to call it just a
“transientâ€.
When the user calls a transient prefix command, then a transient
(temporary) keymap is activated, which binds the transient’s infix
and suffix commands, and functions that control the transient state
are added to pre-command-hook' and post-command-hook’. The
available suffix and infix commands and their state are shown in
the echo area until the transient is exited by invoking a suffix
command.
Calling an infix command causes its value to be changed, possibly
by reading a new value in the minibuffer.
Calling a suffix command usually causes the transient to be exited
but suffix commands can also be configured to not exit the
transient state.
There are three methods to install elpa-transient 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-transient 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-transient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-transient
Install elpa-transient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-transient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-transient
Install elpa-transient 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-transient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-transient
How To Uninstall elpa-transient on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-transient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-transient
Uninstall elpa-transient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-transient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-transient
Remove elpa-transient Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-transient configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-transient
Remove elpa-transient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-transient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-transient
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-transient package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
