Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-dired-rsync on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-dired-rsync
elpa-dired-rsync is:
This package adds a single command dired-rsync which allows the user
to copy marked files in a dired buffer via rsync. This is useful,
especially for large files, because the copy happens in the
background and doesn’t lock up Emacs. It is also more efficient than
using TRAMP’s own encoding methods for moving data between systems.
There are three methods to install elpa-dired-rsync 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-dired-rsync 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-dired-rsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-dired-rsync
Install elpa-dired-rsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-dired-rsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-dired-rsync
Install elpa-dired-rsync 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-dired-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-dired-rsync
How To Uninstall elpa-dired-rsync on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-dired-rsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-dired-rsync
Uninstall elpa-dired-rsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-dired-rsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-dired-rsync
Remove elpa-dired-rsync Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-dired-rsync configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-dired-rsync
Remove elpa-dired-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-dired-rsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-dired-rsync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-dired-rsync package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
