How to Install and Uninstall emacs Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "emacs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install emacs on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall emacs on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                emacs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the emacs package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: emacs
Architecture: all
Version: 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rob Browning
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: emacs-gtk (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-lucid (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-nox (>= 1:27.1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/emacs/emacs_27.1+1-3ubuntu5.1_all.deb
Size: 13364
MD5sum: faff5d63ff47f7f7beebe61cfcd79c01
SHA1: c26ef8b03861931495f11cf6354813e1bf1b302d
SHA256: d9050a8ae27ad65cba3a284b353b2f52f31e14d998e44387deb1dcb9c026d503
SHA512: e069a861eb521b66b904325641bbcbc4677819772f01783b92f87004d244d28f53c6ee3f0b1c3f96f5190fa4495234c5759997ed96c607caf208347a6df7574c
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Description: GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
Description-md5: f991b22b712b84422dc583d29a7b2171

Package: emacs
Architecture: all
Version: 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rob Browning
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: emacs-gtk (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-lucid (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-nox (>= 1:27.1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/emacs/emacs_27.1+1-3ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 13284
MD5sum: 72cdaf6570f1d8a0a2973eeb9f517872
SHA1: 507b22697d96cbfc001020e085f0c4f804a6dcf1
SHA256: 1e186c5436d9d83de73d6deabc4f63229f373ccaa30fa10a22b1e39f1f7036c6
SHA512: 415d6bf24bc031f3fc7b2d6dd1009bfb7959ce92eef843ecbbf0b4a1cdd44a3d8678a5902323798982b3b2fe30aaf8d66cf8ef556ee31082a2fc58d0459d18d1
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Description: GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
Description-md5: f991b22b712b84422dc583d29a7b2171