How To Install elpa-python-environment on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-python-environment on Kali Linux.

What is elpa-python-environment

elpa-python-environment is:

It provides virtualenv API for Emacs Lisp so that one can automate installation of tools written in Python.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-python-environment

Install elpa-python-environment Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-python-environment

Install elpa-python-environment 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-python-environment using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-python-environment

How To Uninstall elpa-python-environment on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elpa-python-environment package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-python-environment

Uninstall elpa-python-environment And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-python-environment

Remove elpa-python-environment Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-python-environment

Remove elpa-python-environment configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-python-environment

Dependencies

elpa-python-environment have the following dependencies:

• elpa-deferred
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common
• virtualenv

References

• elpa-python-environment website

Summary

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