How To Install elpa-org on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-org on Kali Linux. elpa-org is Keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-org

elpa-org is:

Org-mode is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining ToDo lists, and doing project planning with a fast and effective plain-text system.

Org-mode develops organizational tasks around NOTES files that contain information about projects as plain text. Org-mode is implemented on top of outline-mode, which makes it possible to keep the content of large files well structured. Visibility cycling and structure editing help to work with the tree. Tables are easily created with a built-in table editor. Org-mode supports ToDo items, deadlines, time stamps, and scheduling. It dynamically compiles entries into an agenda. Plain text URL-like links connect to websites, emails, Usenet messages, BBDB entries, and any files related to the projects. For printing and sharing of notes, an Org-mode file can be exported as a structured ASCII file, HTML, and LaTeX.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-org

Install elpa-org Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-org

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-org

How To Uninstall elpa-org on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-org

Uninstall elpa-org And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-org

Remove elpa-org Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-org

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-org have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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