How To Install elpa-ivy on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ivy on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-ivy
elpa-ivy is:
Ivy is an acronym for Incremental Vertical completYon. While it operates similarly to other completion schemes, such as Icomplete mode, Ivy aims to be more efficient, smaller, simpler, and smoother to use–yet highly customisable.
To try Ivy, call M-x ivy-mode. A default installation of Ivy only includes the generic completion framework, plus completion for file and buffer names.
This package will not install all of Ivy/Swiper/Counsel. For a full-featured experience please install “elpa-counsel”, which will also install “elpa-swiper”. Hydra users will probably also want “elpa-ivy-hydra”.
Counsel is an alternative to Anything and Helm.
There are three methods to install elpa-ivy 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-ivy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-ivy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ivyInstall elpa-ivy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-ivy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ivyInstall elpa-ivy 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-ivy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ivyHow To Uninstall elpa-ivy on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-ivy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ivyUninstall elpa-ivy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ivy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ivyRemove elpa-ivy Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ivy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ivyRemove elpa-ivy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ivy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ivyDependencies
elpa-ivy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ivy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.