How to Install and Uninstall elpa-beacon Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "elpa-beacon" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install elpa-beacon on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                elpa-beacon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "elpa-beacon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall elpa-beacon on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                elpa-beacon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the elpa-beacon package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: elpa-beacon
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.3-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/lisp
Source: beacon
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Emacsen team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: elpa-seq (>= 2.14), emacsen-common
Recommends: emacs (>= 46.0)
Enhances: emacs
Filename: pool/universe/b/beacon/elpa-beacon_1.3.3-2_all.deb
Size: 9544
MD5sum: 34c0793e4f99dc4b5059835918a15117
SHA1: ca387a7c59d89d132e9a4783b5171112e6958ed8
SHA256: fe02ad8f658ba9b34cdcc05b150539e397ca6bb6bdc7822c79e703a98e6f9ee3
SHA512: fe5fb26b793cba2b57269783c277fed86971a76dd63cb35925abe6417b6bf7bb9022171c8c068c2e8c08046c318011d512609940ce578e35533941aa0e022a2d
Homepage: https://github.com/Malabarba/beacon
Description-en: highlight the cursor whenever the window scrolls
Whenever the window scrolls a light will shine on top of your cursor so you
know where it is.
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Customizations:
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* the appearance of the beacon;
* the duration;
* when the beacon should blink at all;
* prevent the beacon from blinking only on specific situations;
* push the mark for you whenever point moves a long distance.
Description-md5: 60eb1acfd40e2fd2f4ce6900ea7412cd