How To Install elpa-vimish-fold on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vimish-fold on Kali Linux. elpa-vimish-fold is fold text in GNU Emacs like in Vim

Introduction

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

What is elpa-vimish-fold

elpa-vimish-fold is:

This is a package for GNU Emacs to perform text folding like in Vim. It has the following features:

  • folding of active regions;
  • good visual feedback: it’s obvious which part of text is folded;
  • persistence by default: when you close file your folds don’t disappear;
  • persistence scales well, you can work on hundreds of files with lots of folds without adverse effects;
  • it doesn’t break indentation or something;
  • folds can be toggled from folded state to unfolded and back very easily;
  • quick navigation between existing folds;
  • you can use mouse to unfold folds (good for beginners and not only for them);
  • for fans of avy' package: you can use avy’ to fold text with minimal number of key strokes!

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-vimish-fold

Install elpa-vimish-fold Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-vimish-fold

Install elpa-vimish-fold 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-vimish-fold using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-vimish-fold

How To Uninstall elpa-vimish-fold on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-vimish-fold

Uninstall elpa-vimish-fold And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-vimish-fold

Remove elpa-vimish-fold Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-vimish-fold

Remove elpa-vimish-fold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-vimish-fold

Dependencies

elpa-vimish-fold have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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