How To Install elpa-diminish on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-diminish on Kali Linux. elpa-diminish is hiding or abbreviation of the mode line displays of minor-modes

Introduction

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

What is elpa-diminish

elpa-diminish is:

Minor modes each put a word on the mode line to signify that they’re active. This can cause other displays, such as % of file that point is at, to run off the right side of the screen. For some minor modes, such as mouse-avoidance-mode, the display is a waste of space, since users typically set the mode in their .emacs and never change it. For other modes, such as jiggle-mode, it’s a waste because there’s already a visual indication of whether the mode is in effect.

A diminished mode is a minor mode that has had its mode line display diminished, usually to nothing, although diminishing to a shorter word or a single letter is also supported. This package implements diminished modes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-diminish

Install elpa-diminish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-diminish

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-diminish

How To Uninstall elpa-diminish on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-diminish

Uninstall elpa-diminish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-diminish

Remove elpa-diminish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-diminish

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-diminish have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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