How To Install gnu-smalltalk-el on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-smalltalk-el on Kali Linux. gnu-smalltalk-el is GNU Smalltalk Emacs front-end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-smalltalk-el on Kali Linux.

What is gnu-smalltalk-el

gnu-smalltalk-el is:

This package contains an Emacs major mode for editing Smalltalk code.

This mode features syntax highlighting, auto indentation and interaction with GNU Smalltalk.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install gnu-smalltalk-el 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 gnu-smalltalk-el Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnu-smalltalk-el

Install gnu-smalltalk-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnu-smalltalk-el using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnu-smalltalk-el

Install gnu-smalltalk-el 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 gnu-smalltalk-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnu-smalltalk-el

How To Uninstall gnu-smalltalk-el on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnu-smalltalk-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnu-smalltalk-el

Uninstall gnu-smalltalk-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnu-smalltalk-el

Remove gnu-smalltalk-el Configurations and Data

To remove gnu-smalltalk-el configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnu-smalltalk-el

Remove gnu-smalltalk-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnu-smalltalk-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnu-smalltalk-el

Dependencies

gnu-smalltalk-el have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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