How To Install ess on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ess on Kali Linux.

What is ess

ess is:

The ESS addon package for Emacs has been elpafied. This dummy package helps ease transition from ess to elpa-ess.

There are three methods to install ess 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 ess Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ess

Install ess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ess using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ess

Install ess 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 ess using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ess

How To Uninstall ess on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ess package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ess

Uninstall ess And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ess

Remove ess Configurations and Data

To remove ess configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ess

Remove ess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ess

Dependencies

ess have the following dependencies:

• elpa-ess

References

• ess website

Summary

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