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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "elpa-helpful" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install elpa-helpful on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall elpa-helpful on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: elpa-helpful
Architecture: all
Version: 0.17-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/lisp
Source: helpful-el
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Emacsen team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 129
Depends: elpa-dash (>= 2.12.0), elpa-dash-functional (>= 1.2.0), elpa-s (>= 1.11.0), elpa-f (>= 0.20.0), elpa-elisp-refs (>= 1.2), emacsen-common
Recommends: emacs (>= 46.0)
Enhances: emacs, emacs25
Filename: pool/universe/h/helpful-el/elpa-helpful_0.17-1_all.deb
Size: 26116
MD5sum: 4266bfd74da2609b4ef5a0aa810ff186
SHA1: 502cf75bee869342353e2c11c89b02859d916b7a
SHA256: a3306b11c0347b3cbc00549bbf3c62de7b8da383a0a1c2bf60dce06f58d47f6f
SHA512: 3533f1e27c2b0c5496eb9ad0e0335bb8dbe36267c706efe06e35356c3b1dbf0ccbc01e3f4922016345ce8f099a26f8a08444d62a1b272c192992fdb79012f1b1
Homepage: https://github.com/Wilfred/helpful
Description-en: better *help* buffer
Helpful is a replacement for *help* buffers that provides much more
contextual information.
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Helpful features view of source code, callers, interactive functions,
keymaps, aliases. It provides prettier docstrings, symbol properties
displaying. Also it supports trace, debug or disassemble functions
from inside of helpful itself.
Description-md5: 6e5b925b8ffddad8d84ce8fb7394b8e0