How To Install elpa-dumb-jump on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-dumb-jump on Kali Linux. elpa-dumb-jump is jump to definition for multiple languages without configuration

Introduction

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

What is elpa-dumb-jump

elpa-dumb-jump is:

This package provides an Emacs “jump to definition” package with support for multiple programming languages that favors “just working” over speed or accuracy. This means minimal – and ideally zero – configuration with absolutely no stored indexes (TAGS) or persistent background processes.

Dumb Jump performs best with The Silver Searcher ag or ripgrep rg.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-dumb-jump

Install elpa-dumb-jump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-dumb-jump

Install elpa-dumb-jump 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-dumb-jump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-dumb-jump

How To Uninstall elpa-dumb-jump on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-dumb-jump

Uninstall elpa-dumb-jump And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-dumb-jump

Remove elpa-dumb-jump Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-dumb-jump

Remove elpa-dumb-jump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-dumb-jump

Dependencies

elpa-dumb-jump have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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