How To Install elpa-hl-todo on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-hl-todo

elpa-hl-todo is:

This package provides minor mode to highlight TODO and similar keywords in comments and strings.

Also this package provides commands for moving to the next or previous keyword and to invoke `occur’ with a regexp that matches all known keywords.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-hl-todo

Install elpa-hl-todo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-hl-todo

Install elpa-hl-todo 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-hl-todo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-hl-todo

How To Uninstall elpa-hl-todo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-hl-todo

Uninstall elpa-hl-todo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-hl-todo

Remove elpa-hl-todo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-hl-todo

Remove elpa-hl-todo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-hl-todo

Dependencies

elpa-hl-todo have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-hl-todo website

Summary

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