How To Install elpa-use-package on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-use-package

elpa-use-package is:

The `use-package’ declaration macro allows you to isolate package configuration in your .emacs in a way that is performance-oriented and tidy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-use-package

Install elpa-use-package Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-use-package

Install elpa-use-package 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-use-package using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-use-package

How To Uninstall elpa-use-package on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-use-package

Uninstall elpa-use-package And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-use-package

Remove elpa-use-package Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-use-package

Remove elpa-use-package configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-use-package

Dependencies

elpa-use-package have the following dependencies:

• elpa-bind-key
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common
• elpa-diminish

References

• elpa-use-package website

Summary

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