How To Install elpa-protobuf-mode on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-protobuf-mode on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-protobuf-mode
elpa-protobuf-mode is:
Protocol buffers are a flexible, efficient, automated mechanism for serializing structured data - similar to XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler. You define how you want your data to be structured once, then you can use special generated source code to easily write and read your structured data to and from a variety of data streams and using a variety of languages. You can even update your data structure without breaking deployed programs that are compiled against the “old” format.
Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
This package provides an emacs major mode for editing files in protocol buffers format. It features syntax highlighting and auto-indentation.
There are three methods to install elpa-protobuf-mode 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-protobuf-mode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-protobuf-mode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-protobuf-modeInstall elpa-protobuf-mode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-protobuf-mode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-protobuf-modeInstall elpa-protobuf-mode 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-protobuf-mode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-protobuf-modeHow To Uninstall elpa-protobuf-mode on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-protobuf-mode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-protobuf-modeUninstall elpa-protobuf-mode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-protobuf-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-protobuf-modeRemove elpa-protobuf-mode Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-protobuf-mode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-protobuf-modeRemove elpa-protobuf-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-protobuf-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-protobuf-modeDependencies
elpa-protobuf-mode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-protobuf-mode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.