How To Install elpa-lbdb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-lbdb

elpa-lbdb is:

This package is an extension of the lbdb package, which contains ldbd.el, an Emacs interface to the Little Brother’s Datebase lbdb.

Additionally it contains the lbdb module m_bbdb, which allows lbdb to access addresses in BBDB (big brother database).

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-lbdb

Install elpa-lbdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-lbdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-lbdb

How To Uninstall elpa-lbdb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-lbdb

Uninstall elpa-lbdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-lbdb

Remove elpa-lbdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-lbdb

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-lbdb have the following dependencies:

• bbdb
• emacsen-common
• lbdb
• dh-elpa-helper

References

• elpa-lbdb website

Summary

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