How To Install elpa-systemd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-systemd on Kali Linux. elpa-systemd is major mode for editing systemd units

Introduction

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

What is elpa-systemd

elpa-systemd is:

This package provides an Emacs major mode for editing systemd units.

It is similar to `conf-mode’ but with enhanced highlighting; e.g. for specifiers and booleans. It employs strict regex for whitespace. Features a facility for browsing documentation: use C-c C-o to open links to documentation in a unit (cf. systemctl help).

It supports completion of directives and sections in either units or network configuration. Both a completer for completion-at-point-functions' and a company backend are provided. The latter can be enabled by adding company-mode’ to `systemd-mode-hook'.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-systemd

Install elpa-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-systemd

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-systemd

How To Uninstall elpa-systemd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-systemd

Uninstall elpa-systemd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-systemd

Remove elpa-systemd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-systemd

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-systemd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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