How to Install and Uninstall emacs Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the emacs on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "emacs" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install emacs on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "emacs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall emacs on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the emacs package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: emacs
Version: 1:28.2+1-15
Installed-Size: 50
Maintainer: Rob Browning
Architecture: all
Depends: emacs-gtk (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-lucid (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-nox (>= 1:27.1)
Description: GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
Description-md5: f991b22b712b84422dc583d29a7b2171
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Tag: devel::editor, role::dummy, role::metapackage, role::program,
suite::emacs, suite::gnu, use::editing
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/emacs/emacs_28.2+1-15_all.deb
Size: 16252
MD5sum: 9d32e09c2d136626601284763a017a34
SHA256: f2697bf4eb0418914a2f0df3dc5c17b58eb8720641cee852cd88566d40e7eaa9