How To Install elpa-emacsql on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-emacsql

elpa-emacsql is:

EmacSQL is a high level Emacs Lisp frontend for SQLite (primarily), PostgreSQL, MySQL, and potentially other SQL databases.

This package contains the high level abstractions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-emacsql

Install elpa-emacsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-emacsql

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-emacsql

How To Uninstall elpa-emacsql on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-emacsql

Uninstall elpa-emacsql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-emacsql

Remove elpa-emacsql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-emacsql

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-emacsql have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-emacsql website

Summary

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