How To Install elpa-xcscope on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xcscope on Kali Linux.
What is elpa-xcscope
elpa-xcscope is:
Cscope is a program that generates index tables from C and C++ source files. It is also a client program that knows how to use the generated index tables to answer questions such as where is a symbol defined, where is a symbol referenced, etc.
elpa-xcscope contains the Emacs interfaces to cscope
There are three methods to install elpa-xcscope 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-xcscope Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-xcscope using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-xcscopeInstall elpa-xcscope Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-xcscope using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-xcscopeInstall elpa-xcscope 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install elpa-xcscope using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-xcscopeHow To Uninstall elpa-xcscope on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the elpa-xcscope package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-xcscopeUninstall elpa-xcscope And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-xcscope and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-xcscopeRemove elpa-xcscope Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-xcscope configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-xcscopeRemove elpa-xcscope configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-xcscope configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-xcscopeDependencies
elpa-xcscope have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xcscope package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
