How To Install elpa-super-save on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-super-save

elpa-super-save is:

This package provides Emacs mode that auto-saves your buffers, when certain events happen - e.g. you switch between buffers, an Emacs frame loses focus, etc. One can think of it as both something that augments and replaces the standard auto-save-mode.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-super-save

Install elpa-super-save Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-super-save

Install elpa-super-save 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-super-save using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-super-save

How To Uninstall elpa-super-save on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-super-save

Uninstall elpa-super-save And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-super-save

Remove elpa-super-save Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-super-save

Remove elpa-super-save configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-super-save

Dependencies

elpa-super-save have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-super-save website

Summary

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