How To Install elpa-package-lint on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-package-lint on Kali Linux. elpa-package-lint is linting library for Elisp package authors

Introduction

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

What is elpa-package-lint

elpa-package-lint is:

This package provides a linter for the metadata in Emacs Lisp files which are intended to be packages. Developers can integrate it into their build process. It provides a list of issues with the package metadata of a file, e.g. the package dependencies it requires.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-package-lint

Install elpa-package-lint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-package-lint

Install elpa-package-lint 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-package-lint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-package-lint

How To Uninstall elpa-package-lint on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-package-lint

Uninstall elpa-package-lint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-package-lint

Remove elpa-package-lint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-package-lint

Remove elpa-package-lint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-package-lint

Dependencies

elpa-package-lint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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