How To Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Kali Linux. elpa-eshell-prompt-extras is display extra information in your Eshell prompt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Kali Linux.

What is elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

elpa-eshell-prompt-extras is:

This package allows one to display remote user, remote host, Python virtual environment info, git branch, git dirty info and git unpushed number for Eshell prompt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras 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-eshell-prompt-extras using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

How To Uninstall elpa-eshell-prompt-extras on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elpa-eshell-prompt-extras package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Uninstall elpa-eshell-prompt-extras And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Remove elpa-eshell-prompt-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-eshell-prompt-extras

Dependencies

elpa-eshell-prompt-extras have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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