How To Install js2-mode on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install js2-mode on Kali Linux.

What is js2-mode

js2-mode is:

This JavaScript editing mode supports:

• the full JavaScript language through version 1.7
• support for most Rhino and SpiderMonkey extensions from 1.5 to 1.7
• accurate syntax highlighting using a recursive-descent parser
• syntax-error and strict-mode warning reporting
• “bouncing” line indentation to choose among alternate indentation points
• smart line-wrapping within comments and strings
• code folding:
  • show some or all function bodies as {…}
  • show some or all block comments as /…/
• context-sensitive menu bar and popup menus
• code browsing using the imenu’ package
• typing helpers (e.g. inserting matching braces/parens)
• many customization options

This transitional package can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install js2-mode 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 js2-mode Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install js2-mode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install js2-mode

Install js2-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install js2-mode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install js2-mode

Install js2-mode 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 js2-mode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install js2-mode

How To Uninstall js2-mode on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the js2-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove js2-mode

Uninstall js2-mode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall js2-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove js2-mode

Remove js2-mode Configurations and Data

To remove js2-mode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge js2-mode

Remove js2-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove js2-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge js2-mode

Dependencies

js2-mode have the following dependencies:

• elpa-js2-mode

References

• js2-mode website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install js2-mode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.