How To Install elpa-virtualenvwrapper on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-virtualenvwrapper on Kali Linux. elpa-virtualenvwrapper is featureful virtualenv tool for Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-virtualenvwrapper

elpa-virtualenvwrapper is:

This package provides a featureful virtualenv tool for Emacs. It emulates much of the functionality of Doug Hellmann’s virtualenvwrapper.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Install elpa-virtualenvwrapper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Install elpa-virtualenvwrapper 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-virtualenvwrapper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-virtualenvwrapper

How To Uninstall elpa-virtualenvwrapper on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Uninstall elpa-virtualenvwrapper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Remove elpa-virtualenvwrapper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Remove elpa-virtualenvwrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-virtualenvwrapper

Dependencies

elpa-virtualenvwrapper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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