How To Install elpa-sxiv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-sxiv on Kali Linux. elpa-sxiv is run the sxiv image viewer

Introduction

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

What is elpa-sxiv

elpa-sxiv is:

This package provides a way to launch sxiv (Simple X Image Viewer) from Emacs (includes Dired integration). Files marked in sxiv will be marked in Dired buffer.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-sxiv

Install elpa-sxiv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-sxiv

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-sxiv

How To Uninstall elpa-sxiv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-sxiv

Uninstall elpa-sxiv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-sxiv

Remove elpa-sxiv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-sxiv

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-sxiv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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