How to Install and Uninstall emacs Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 25,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "emacs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install emacs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall emacs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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