How To Install elpa-editorconfig on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-editorconfig on Kali Linux. elpa-editorconfig is coding style indenter for all editors - Emacsen plugin

Introduction

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

What is elpa-editorconfig

elpa-editorconfig is:

EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles.

EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems.

This package provides the EditorConfig plugin for Emacsen which automatically sets Emacs’ indenting and formatting options per project based on the project’s editorconfig configuration files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-editorconfig

Install elpa-editorconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-editorconfig

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-editorconfig

How To Uninstall elpa-editorconfig on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-editorconfig

Uninstall elpa-editorconfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-editorconfig

Remove elpa-editorconfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-editorconfig

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-editorconfig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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