Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-org on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-org
elpa-org is:
Org-mode is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining ToDo lists, and
doing project planning with a fast and effective plain-text system.
Org-mode develops organizational tasks around NOTES files that contain
information about projects as plain text. Org-mode is implemented on
top of outline-mode, which makes it possible to keep the content of
large files well structured. Visibility cycling and structure editing
help to work with the tree. Tables are easily created with a built-in
table editor. Org-mode supports ToDo items, deadlines, time stamps,
and scheduling. It dynamically compiles entries into an agenda. Plain
text URL-like links connect to websites, emails, Usenet messages,
BBDB entries, and any files related to the projects. For printing and
sharing of notes, an Org-mode file can be exported as a structured
ASCII file, HTML, and LaTeX.
There are three methods to install elpa-org 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-org 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-org using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-org
Install elpa-org Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-org using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-org
Install elpa-org 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-org using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-org
How To Uninstall elpa-org on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-org package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-org
Uninstall elpa-org And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-org and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-org
Remove elpa-org Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-org configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-org
Remove elpa-org configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-org configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-org
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-org package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
