How To Install elpa-elpher on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-elpher on Kali Linux. elpa-elpher is friendly gopher and gemini client

Introduction

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

What is elpa-elpher

elpa-elpher is:

Elpher aims to provide a practical and friendly gopher and gemini client for GNU Emacs. It supports:

  • intuitive keyboard and mouse-driven browsing,
  • out-of-the-box compatibility with evil-mode,
  • clickable web and gopher links in plain text,
  • caching of visited sites,
  • pleasant and configurable colouring of Gopher directories,
  • direct visualisation of image files,
  • a simple bookmark management system,
  • gopher connections using TLS encryption,
  • the fledgling Gemini protocol,
  • the greybeard Finger protocol.

To launch Elpher, simply use ‘M-x elpher’. This will open a start page containing information on key bindings and suggested starting points for your gopher exploration.

Full instructions can be found in the Elpher info manual.

Elpher is under active development. Any suggestions for improvements are welcome, and can be made on the official project page, gopher://thelambdalab.xyz/1/projects/elpher/.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-elpher

Install elpa-elpher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-elpher

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-elpher

How To Uninstall elpa-elpher on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-elpher

Uninstall elpa-elpher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-elpher

Remove elpa-elpher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-elpher

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-elpher have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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