How To Install elpa-dired-rsync on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-dired-rsync on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-dired-rsync
elpa-dired-rsync is:
This package adds a single command dired-rsync which allows the user to copy marked files in a dired buffer via rsync. This is useful, especially for large files, because the copy happens in the background and doesn??t lock up Emacs. It is also more efficient than using TRAMP’s own encoding methods for moving data between systems.
There are three methods to install elpa-dired-rsync 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-dired-rsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-dired-rsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-dired-rsyncInstall elpa-dired-rsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-dired-rsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-dired-rsyncInstall elpa-dired-rsync 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 elpa-dired-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-dired-rsyncHow To Uninstall elpa-dired-rsync on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-dired-rsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-dired-rsyncUninstall elpa-dired-rsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-dired-rsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-dired-rsyncRemove elpa-dired-rsync Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-dired-rsync configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-dired-rsyncRemove elpa-dired-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-dired-rsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-dired-rsyncDependencies
elpa-dired-rsync have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-dired-rsync package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.