How To Install elpa-flycheck on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-flycheck on Kali Linux. elpa-flycheck is modern on-the-fly syntax checking for Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-flycheck

elpa-flycheck is:

Flycheck uses various syntax checking and linting tools to automatically check the contents of buffers while the user types, and reports warnings and errors directly in the buffer, or in an optional error list.

It is intended to replace the older Flymake which is part of Emacs core.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-flycheck

Install elpa-flycheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-flycheck

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-flycheck

How To Uninstall elpa-flycheck on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-flycheck

Uninstall elpa-flycheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-flycheck

Remove elpa-flycheck Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-flycheck

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-flycheck have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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