How to Install and Uninstall emacs Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "emacs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install emacs on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                emacs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "emacs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall emacs on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                emacs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the emacs package on Kali Linux

Package: emacs
Version: 1:29.2+1-2
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Rob Browning
Architecture: all
Depends: emacs-gtk (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-pgtk (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-lucid (>= 1:27.1) | emacs-nox (>= 1:27.1)
Size: 17736
SHA256: 0539e35edf140759a24ecdd08983c31b1cc9e851cc00eb7a141384459129dbfb
SHA1: ce35c07e5ee33c03ef42e22cfb817045f61d849b
MD5sum: a33df32ede5268acf0acf5b5780a013e
Description: GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting text editor.
This is a metapackage that will always depend on the latest
recommended Emacs variant (currently emacs-gtk).
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Tag: devel::editor, role::dummy, role::metapackage, role::program,
suite::emacs, suite::gnu, use::editing
Section: editors
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/emacs/emacs_29.2+1-2_all.deb