How To Install vala-mode-el on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vala-mode-el

vala-mode-el is:

Vala mode has been elpafied. Ease transition from vala-mode-el to elpa-vala-mode with this dummy package.

There are three methods to install vala-mode-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 vala-mode-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 vala-mode-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vala-mode-el

Install vala-mode-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vala-mode-el

Install vala-mode-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 vala-mode-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vala-mode-el

How To Uninstall vala-mode-el on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vala-mode-el

Uninstall vala-mode-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-mode-el

Remove vala-mode-el Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vala-mode-el

Remove vala-mode-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-mode-el

Dependencies

vala-mode-el have the following dependencies:

• elpa-vala-mode

References

• vala-mode-el website

Summary

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