How To Install elpa-git-timemachine on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-timemachine on Kali Linux. elpa-git-timemachine is walk through git revisions of a file

Introduction

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

What is elpa-git-timemachine

elpa-git-timemachine is:

Emacs mode that helps to walk through git revisions of a file. It can be used to browse historic versions of a file with p (previous) and n (next) keys. Also one can jump to a particular revision, copy abbreviate or full hash of the current revision.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-timemachine

Install elpa-git-timemachine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-git-timemachine

Install elpa-git-timemachine 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-git-timemachine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-timemachine

How To Uninstall elpa-git-timemachine on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-timemachine

Uninstall elpa-git-timemachine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-git-timemachine

Remove elpa-git-timemachine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-timemachine

Remove elpa-git-timemachine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-timemachine

Dependencies

elpa-git-timemachine have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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