How To Install elpa-async on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-async on Kali Linux.

What is elpa-async

elpa-async is:

async.el is a module for doing asynchronous processing in Emacs. The most common application is to make dired move and rename files asynchronously i.e. in the background. Then the user need not wait for the move or copy to complete before they can use Emacs for other tasks.

There are three methods to install elpa-async 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 elpa-async Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-async

Install elpa-async Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-async

Install elpa-async 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-async using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-async

How To Uninstall elpa-async on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elpa-async package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-async

Uninstall elpa-async And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-async and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-async

Remove elpa-async Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-async configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-async

Remove elpa-async configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-async configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-async

Dependencies

elpa-async have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common
• emacs

References

• elpa-async website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-async package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.