How To Install elpa-git-messenger on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-messenger on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-git-messenger
elpa-git-messenger is:
This package provides a function that when called will pop-up the last git commit message for the current line. This is useful when you want to know why this line was changed. This uses the git-blame tool internally.
There are three methods to install elpa-git-messenger 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-git-messenger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-messenger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-messengerInstall elpa-git-messenger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-messenger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-git-messengerInstall elpa-git-messenger 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-messenger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-messengerHow To Uninstall elpa-git-messenger on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-git-messenger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-messengerUninstall elpa-git-messenger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-git-messenger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-git-messengerRemove elpa-git-messenger Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-git-messenger configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-messengerRemove elpa-git-messenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-git-messenger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-messengerDependencies
elpa-git-messenger have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-messenger package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
