How To Install elpa-xref on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-xref on Kali Linux. elpa-xref is Library for cross-referencing commands in Emacs

Introduction

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

What is elpa-xref

elpa-xref is:

This library provides a generic infrastructure for cross referencing commands in Emacs, in particular for “find-definition”.

Some part of the functionality must be implemented in a language dependent way and that’s done by defining an xref backend.

See the etags and elisp-mode implementations for full examples.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-xref

Install elpa-xref Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-xref

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-xref

How To Uninstall elpa-xref on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-xref

Uninstall elpa-xref And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-xref

Remove elpa-xref Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-xref

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-xref have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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