How To Install elpa-key-chord on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-key-chord

elpa-key-chord is:

This package permits an Emacs user to map commands to simultaneously pressed keys. This can be done buffer-local or globally.

In this package, a “key chord” is two keys pressed simultaneously, or a single key quickly pressed twice.

(Sometimes pressing SHIFT and/or META plus another key is call a chord, but not here. However SHIFT plus two normal keys can be a “key chord”.)

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-key-chord

Install elpa-key-chord Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-key-chord

Install elpa-key-chord 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-key-chord using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-key-chord

How To Uninstall elpa-key-chord on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-key-chord

Uninstall elpa-key-chord And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-key-chord

Remove elpa-key-chord Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-key-chord

Remove elpa-key-chord configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-key-chord

Dependencies

elpa-key-chord have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-key-chord website

Summary

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