How To Install elpa-emacsql-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-emacsql-mysql on Kali Linux. elpa-emacsql-mysql is high level SQL database frontend for Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-emacsql-mysql

elpa-emacsql-mysql is:

EmacSQL is a high level Emacs Lisp frontend for SQLite (primarily), PostgreSQL, MySQL, and potentially other SQL databases.

This package contains the MySQL backend.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-emacsql-mysql

Install elpa-emacsql-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-emacsql-mysql

Install elpa-emacsql-mysql 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-emacsql-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-emacsql-mysql

How To Uninstall elpa-emacsql-mysql on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-emacsql-mysql

Uninstall elpa-emacsql-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-emacsql-mysql

Remove elpa-emacsql-mysql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-emacsql-mysql

Remove elpa-emacsql-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-emacsql-mysql

Dependencies

elpa-emacsql-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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