How To Install elpa-eshell-git-prompt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eshell-git-prompt on Kali Linux.

What is elpa-eshell-git-prompt

elpa-eshell-git-prompt is:

This package provides several themes for Emacs Shell (Eshell) prompt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Install elpa-eshell-git-prompt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Install elpa-eshell-git-prompt 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-eshell-git-prompt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-eshell-git-prompt

How To Uninstall elpa-eshell-git-prompt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elpa-eshell-git-prompt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Uninstall elpa-eshell-git-prompt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Remove elpa-eshell-git-prompt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Remove elpa-eshell-git-prompt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-eshell-git-prompt

Dependencies

elpa-eshell-git-prompt have the following dependencies:

• elpa-dash
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-eshell-git-prompt website

Summary

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