How To Install elpa-session on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-session on Kali Linux. elpa-session is use variables, registers and buffer places across sessions

Introduction

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

What is elpa-session

elpa-session is:

When you start Emacs, package Session restores various variables (e.g., input histories) from your last session. It also provides a menu containing recently changed/visited files and restores the places (e.g., point) of such a file when you revisit it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-session

Install elpa-session Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-session

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-session

How To Uninstall elpa-session on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-session

Uninstall elpa-session And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-session

Remove elpa-session Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-session

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-session have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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