How To Install elpa-uuid on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is elpa-uuid

elpa-uuid is:

Create, parse, and manipulate UUIDs/GUIDs in Emacs Lisp, as specified in http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-mealling-uuid-urn-05.txt

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-uuid

Install elpa-uuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-uuid

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-uuid

How To Uninstall elpa-uuid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-uuid

Uninstall elpa-uuid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-uuid

Remove elpa-uuid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-uuid

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-uuid have the following dependencies:

• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-uuid website

Summary

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