How To Install elpa-org-drill on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-org-drill

elpa-org-drill is:

Org-Drill is an extension for Org-mode. Org-Drill uses a spaced repetition algorithm to conduct interactive “drill sessions”, using org files as sources of facts to be memorised. Each topic is treated as a “flash card”. The material to be remembered is presented to the student in random order. The student rates his or her recall of each item, and this information is used to schedule the item for later revision.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-org-drill

Install elpa-org-drill Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-org-drill

Install elpa-org-drill 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-org-drill using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-org-drill

How To Uninstall elpa-org-drill on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-org-drill

Uninstall elpa-org-drill And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-org-drill

Remove elpa-org-drill Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-org-drill

Remove elpa-org-drill configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-org-drill

Dependencies

elpa-org-drill have the following dependencies:

• elpa-seq
• elpa-persist
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-org-drill website

Summary

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