How To Install elpa-redtick on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-redtick

elpa-redtick is:

This package provides a little pomodoro timer in the mode-line.

After importing into your Emacs configuration, redtick shows a little red tick (??) in the mode-line. When you click on this tick, redtick starts a pomodoro timer.

The Pomodoro Technique involves working in 25 minute intervals, separated by 5 minute breaks, with a longer break after every four intervals.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-redtick

Install elpa-redtick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-redtick

Install elpa-redtick 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-redtick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-redtick

How To Uninstall elpa-redtick on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-redtick

Uninstall elpa-redtick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-redtick

Remove elpa-redtick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-redtick

Remove elpa-redtick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-redtick

Dependencies

elpa-redtick have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-redtick website

Summary

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