How To Install lookup-el on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lookup-el on Kali Linux.
What is lookup-el
lookup-el is:
Lookup provides a simple and unified interface on emacsen to search various dictionaries, such as EPWING CD-ROMs, NDTP servers, DICT servers, and so on.
To use EPWING CD-ROMs, install the eblook package or the ndtpd package. To use dictd dictionaries, install the dictd package.
There are three methods to install lookup-el on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lookup-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lookup-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lookup-elInstall lookup-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lookup-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lookup-elInstall lookup-el Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lookup-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lookup-elHow To Uninstall lookup-el on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lookup-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lookup-elUninstall lookup-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lookup-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lookup-elRemove lookup-el Configurations and Data
To remove lookup-el configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lookup-elRemove lookup-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lookup-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lookup-elDependencies
lookup-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lookup-el package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
