How To Install elpa-evil on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-evil on Kali Linux. elpa-evil is extensible vi layer for Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-evil

elpa-evil is:

Evil is an extensible vi layer for Emacs. It emulates the main features of Vim, and provides facilities for writing custom extensions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-evil

Install elpa-evil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-evil

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-evil

How To Uninstall elpa-evil on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-evil

Uninstall elpa-evil And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-evil

Remove elpa-evil Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-evil

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-evil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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