How To Install elpa-simple-httpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-simple-httpd

elpa-simple-httpd is:

This used to be httpd.el but there are already several of these out there already of varying usefulness. Since the name change, it’s been stripped down to simply serve files and directory listings. Client requests are sanitized so this should be safe, but its author makes no guarantees.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-simple-httpd

Install elpa-simple-httpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-simple-httpd

Install elpa-simple-httpd 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-simple-httpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-simple-httpd

How To Uninstall elpa-simple-httpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-simple-httpd

Uninstall elpa-simple-httpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-simple-httpd

Remove elpa-simple-httpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-simple-httpd

Remove elpa-simple-httpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-simple-httpd

Dependencies

elpa-simple-httpd have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-simple-httpd website

Summary

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