How To Install elpa-markdown-toc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-markdown-toc on Kali Linux. elpa-markdown-toc is Emacs TOC (table of contents) generator for markdown files

Introduction

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

What is elpa-markdown-toc

elpa-markdown-toc is:

Markdown-toc is a simple Emacs addon that parses a Markdown buffer and creates a handy table of contents. It can also refresh an existing TOC to reflect updates to the body of the document. When writing a standalone markdown document, when one cannot rely on external tools, rely on markdown-toc. It provides greater control over output levels and headings than Pandoc’s –toc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-markdown-toc

Install elpa-markdown-toc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-markdown-toc

Install elpa-markdown-toc 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-markdown-toc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-markdown-toc

How To Uninstall elpa-markdown-toc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-markdown-toc

Uninstall elpa-markdown-toc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-markdown-toc

Remove elpa-markdown-toc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-markdown-toc

Remove elpa-markdown-toc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-markdown-toc

Dependencies

elpa-markdown-toc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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