How to install emacs-common on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install emacs-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
Package Details | |
| Package: | emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 |
| Version: | 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ |
| Description: | GNU Emacs editor's shared, architecture independent infrastructure GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting text editor. This package contains the architecture independent infrastructure that's shared by emacs-gtk, emacs-lucid, and emacs-nox. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/editors |
How to install emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L emacs-common [1mdpkg-query:[0m package 'emacs-common' is not installed Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2:
After system update use the following command to install emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2:
sudo apt-get install emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
Following command is used to remove the emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
This will remove emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with emacs-common Architecture: all Version: 1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.