How to Install and Uninstall emacs Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "emacs" package

Please follow the instructions below to install emacs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall emacs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: emacs
Architecture: all
Version: 47.0
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Source: emacs-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rob Browning
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8
Depends: emacs25 | emacs25-lucid | emacs25-nox
Filename: pool/main/e/emacs-defaults/emacs_47.0_all.deb
Size: 1748
MD5sum: 9aff2b8c263afee42e6523b8e80f104d
SHA1: 4645bd1d489e3a3fa59934cd1a4070d07460c054
SHA256: c9954c63f41d32bd190303fe3f4abd12d63e8bec879ed4bcd6e501f2da847660
Description: GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
Description-md5: 21fb7da111336097a2378959f6d6e6a8
Supported: 5y