How To Install elpa-suggest on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-suggest on Kali Linux. elpa-suggest is discover Emacs Lisp functions based on examples

Introduction

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

What is elpa-suggest

elpa-suggest is:

This package is an Emacs package for discovering Emacs Lisp functions based on examples. You supply an example input and output, and it makes suggestions. It is a great way of exploring list, string and arithmetic functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-suggest

Install elpa-suggest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-suggest

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-suggest

How To Uninstall elpa-suggest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-suggest

Uninstall elpa-suggest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-suggest

Remove elpa-suggest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-suggest

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-suggest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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