How To Install elpa-magit-forge on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-forge on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-magit-forge
elpa-magit-forge is:
Work with Git forges, such as Github and Gitlab, from the comfort of Magit and the rest of Emacs.
There are three methods to install elpa-magit-forge 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-magit-forge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-magit-forge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-magit-forgeInstall elpa-magit-forge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-magit-forge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-magit-forgeInstall elpa-magit-forge 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-magit-forge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-magit-forgeHow To Uninstall elpa-magit-forge on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-magit-forge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-magit-forgeUninstall elpa-magit-forge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-magit-forge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-magit-forgeRemove elpa-magit-forge Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-magit-forge configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-magit-forgeRemove elpa-magit-forge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-magit-forge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-magit-forgeDependencies
elpa-magit-forge have the following dependencies:
- elpa-closql
- elpa-dash
- elpa-emacsql-sqlite
- elpa-ghub
- elpa-let-alist
- elpa-magit
- elpa-markdown-mode
- elpa-transient
- dh-elpa-helper
- emacsen-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-forge package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
