How To Install elpa-xref on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xref on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-xref
elpa-xref is:
This library provides a generic infrastructure for cross referencing commands in Emacs, in particular for “find-definition”.
Some part of the functionality must be implemented in a language dependent way and that’s done by defining an xref backend.
See the etags and elisp-mode implementations for full examples.
There are three methods to install elpa-xref 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-xref Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-xref using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-xrefInstall elpa-xref Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-xref using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-xrefInstall elpa-xref 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-xref using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-xrefHow To Uninstall elpa-xref on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-xref package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-xrefUninstall elpa-xref And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-xref and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-xrefRemove elpa-xref Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-xref configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-xrefRemove elpa-xref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-xref configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-xrefDependencies
elpa-xref have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xref package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.