How To Install elpa-spinner on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-spinner on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-spinner
elpa-spinner is:
This library provides functions to add spinners to the Emacs modeline. Spinners are used to indicate that an operation is in progress.
A spinner is a column or columns of the modeline where the character displayed in that column or columns changes rapidly, looping through a sequence of characters or strings, until the operation is complete. For example, one spinner type provided by this package loops through these four characters: ??, ??, ?? and ??.
There are three methods to install elpa-spinner 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-spinner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-spinner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-spinnerInstall elpa-spinner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-spinner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-spinnerInstall elpa-spinner 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-spinner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-spinnerHow To Uninstall elpa-spinner on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-spinner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-spinnerUninstall elpa-spinner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-spinner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-spinnerRemove elpa-spinner Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-spinner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-spinnerRemove elpa-spinner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-spinner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-spinnerDependencies
elpa-spinner have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-spinner package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.