How To Install elpa-caml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-caml on Kali Linux. elpa-caml is emacs mode for editing OCaml programs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-caml

elpa-caml is:

Objective Caml (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML.

This package provides support for editing both Objective Caml and Caml Light programs with Emacs and XEmacs.

Caml-mode supports:

  • indentation
  • compilation and error retrieving
  • interaction with the toplevel
  • font-lock
  • imenu

There are three methods to install elpa-caml 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-caml 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-caml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-caml

Install elpa-caml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-caml

Install elpa-caml 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-caml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-caml

How To Uninstall elpa-caml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-caml

Uninstall elpa-caml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-caml

Remove elpa-caml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-caml

Remove elpa-caml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-caml

Dependencies

elpa-caml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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