How To Install elpa-wgrep-helm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-wgrep-helm on Kali Linux. elpa-wgrep-helm is edit multiple Emacs buffers with a helm-grep-mode buffer

Introduction

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

What is elpa-wgrep-helm

elpa-wgrep-helm is:

Wgrep provides master pattern buffers that are then used to edit multiple Emacs buffers simultaneously. In this sense it is like what a REPL for sed would look like. With the exception of “pattern buffers” it is similar to the Emacs built-in functions replace-regexp and query-replace. Wgrep also provides backends that use Ack and The Silver Searcher.

This package enhances helm-grep-mode buffers with Wgrep’s facilities, and is similar to helm-ag.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-wgrep-helm

Install elpa-wgrep-helm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-wgrep-helm

Install elpa-wgrep-helm 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-wgrep-helm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-wgrep-helm

How To Uninstall elpa-wgrep-helm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-wgrep-helm

Uninstall elpa-wgrep-helm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-wgrep-helm

Remove elpa-wgrep-helm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-wgrep-helm

Remove elpa-wgrep-helm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-wgrep-helm

Dependencies

elpa-wgrep-helm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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