How To Install elpa-swiper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-swiper on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-swiper
elpa-swiper is:
Swiper is an Ivy-enhanced alternative to isearch. When a regex (regular expression) search is initiated it displays an overview of search candidates. The search regex can be split into groups with a space. Each group is highlighted with a different face.
It can double as a quick regex-builder; however, only single lines will be matched. Swiper uses Ivy to show an overview of all matches.
There are three methods to install elpa-swiper 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-swiper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-swiper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-swiperInstall elpa-swiper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-swiper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-swiperInstall elpa-swiper 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-swiper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-swiperHow To Uninstall elpa-swiper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-swiper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-swiperUninstall elpa-swiper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-swiper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-swiperRemove elpa-swiper Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-swiper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-swiperRemove elpa-swiper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-swiper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-swiperDependencies
elpa-swiper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-swiper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.