How To Install elpa-bug-hunter on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bug-hunter on Kali Linux. elpa-bug-hunter is automatically debug and bisect your init.el or .emacs file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bug-hunter on Kali Linux.

What is elpa-bug-hunter

elpa-bug-hunter is:

The Bug Hunter is an Emacs library that finds the source of an error or unexpected behavior inside an elisp configuration file (typically init.el or .emacs). It supports automatic, interactive, and assertion bug hunting. Also it is possible to debug literate-style configuration files.

There are three methods to install elpa-bug-hunter 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 elpa-bug-hunter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-bug-hunter

Install elpa-bug-hunter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-bug-hunter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-bug-hunter

Install elpa-bug-hunter 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 elpa-bug-hunter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-bug-hunter

How To Uninstall elpa-bug-hunter on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elpa-bug-hunter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-bug-hunter

Uninstall elpa-bug-hunter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-bug-hunter

Remove elpa-bug-hunter Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-bug-hunter configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-bug-hunter

Remove elpa-bug-hunter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-bug-hunter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-bug-hunter

Dependencies

elpa-bug-hunter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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