How To Install xemacs21-supportel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-supportel on Kali Linux. xemacs21-supportel is highly customizable text editor – non-required library files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-supportel on Kali Linux.

What is xemacs21-supportel

xemacs21-supportel is:

XEmacs is a full fledged programming language with a mail reader, news reader, info browser, web browser, calendar, specialized editor for more programming languages and other formats than most people encounter in a lifetime, and much more.

This package contains all the non-necessary library files for XEmacs. The xemacs21-support package contains the compiled versions of these files.

The major reason to install this package is if you want to learn elisp or modify the libraries for your specific installation.

There are three methods to install xemacs21-supportel 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 xemacs21-supportel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-supportel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-supportel

Install xemacs21-supportel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-supportel using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xemacs21-supportel

Install xemacs21-supportel 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 xemacs21-supportel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-supportel

How To Uninstall xemacs21-supportel on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xemacs21-supportel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-supportel

Uninstall xemacs21-supportel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xemacs21-supportel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-supportel

Remove xemacs21-supportel Configurations and Data

To remove xemacs21-supportel configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-supportel

Remove xemacs21-supportel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xemacs21-supportel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-supportel

Dependencies

xemacs21-supportel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-supportel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.