How to Install and Uninstall elpa-git-commit Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "elpa-git-commit" package

This is a short guide on how to install elpa-git-commit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                elpa-git-commit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "elpa-git-commit" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall elpa-git-commit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                elpa-git-commit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the elpa-git-commit package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: elpa-git-commit
Priority: optional
Section: universe/vcs
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Emacs addons team
Architecture: all
Source: magit
Version: 2.5.0-2
Depends: emacsen-common, dash-el, elpa-with-editor
Filename: pool/universe/m/magit/elpa-git-commit_2.5.0-2_all.deb
Size: 11132
MD5sum: e6d90a920143d9a247e20e836c143a37
SHA1: 0f263c8040fb34e64965e2240c65b1b7696782f0
SHA256: ab0bdf6b3edc1c050d91343e58b4c7ce5be65fb40f573549267488ebc8ffffd0
Description-en: Major mode for edditing git commit message
A mode for edditing COMMIT_MSG file from git in Emacs.
Description-md5: 64f1879a4edc5378758dfb60ace846dc
Homepage: http://magit.vc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu