How To Install elpa-boxquote on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-boxquote

elpa-boxquote is:

Provide a set of functions for using a text quoting style that partially boxes in the left hand side of an area of text. A number of functions are provided for quoting a region, a buffer, a paragraph and a defun. There are also functions for quoting text while pulling it in, either by inserting the contents of another file or by yanking text into the current buffer.

There are three methods to install elpa-boxquote 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-boxquote 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-boxquote using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-boxquote

Install elpa-boxquote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-boxquote

Install elpa-boxquote 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-boxquote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-boxquote

How To Uninstall elpa-boxquote on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-boxquote

Uninstall elpa-boxquote And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-boxquote

Remove elpa-boxquote Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-boxquote

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-boxquote have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-boxquote website

Summary

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