How To Install elpa-wgrep-ack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-wgrep-ack

elpa-wgrep-ack is:

Wgrep provides master pattern buffers that are then used to edit multiple Emacs buffers simultaneously. In this sense it is like what a REPL for sed would look like. With the exception of “pattern buffers” it is similar to the Emacs built-in functions replace-regexp and query-replace. Wgrep also provides backends that use Ack and The Silver Searcher.

This package enables support for Ack.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-wgrep-ack

Install elpa-wgrep-ack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-wgrep-ack

Install elpa-wgrep-ack 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-wgrep-ack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-wgrep-ack

How To Uninstall elpa-wgrep-ack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-wgrep-ack

Uninstall elpa-wgrep-ack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-wgrep-ack

Remove elpa-wgrep-ack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-wgrep-ack

Remove elpa-wgrep-ack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-wgrep-ack

Dependencies

elpa-wgrep-ack have the following dependencies:

• elpa-wgrep
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common
• ack

References

• elpa-wgrep-ack website

Summary

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