How To Install elpa-xcite on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-xcite

elpa-xcite is:

This package enables you to register as many mail/news citation prefix as you like according to each author, and to select those headers randomly.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-xcite

Install elpa-xcite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-xcite

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-xcite

How To Uninstall elpa-xcite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-xcite

Uninstall elpa-xcite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-xcite

Remove elpa-xcite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-xcite

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-xcite have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-xcite website

Summary

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