How To Install rebar on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rebar on Kali Linux.
What is rebar
rebar is:
rebar is an Erlang build tool that makes it easy to compile and test Erlang applications, port drivers and releases.
rebar is a self-contained Erlang script, so it’s easy to distribute or even embed directly in a project. Where possible, rebar uses standard Erlang/OTP conventions for project structures, thus minimizing the amount of build configuration work. rebar also provides dependency management, enabling application writers to easily re-use common libraries from a variety of locations (git, hg, etc).
There are three methods to install rebar 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 rebar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rebar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rebarInstall rebar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rebar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rebarInstall rebar 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 rebar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rebarHow To Uninstall rebar on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rebar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rebarUninstall rebar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rebar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rebarRemove rebar Configurations and Data
To remove rebar configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rebarRemove rebar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rebar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rebarDependencies
rebar have the following dependencies:
- erlang-base
- erlang-dev
- erlang-tools
- erlang-syntax-tools
- erlang-crypto
- erlang-asn1
- erlang-dialyzer
- erlang-diameter
- erlang-edoc
- erlang-eunit
- erlang-reltool
- erlang-snmp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rebar package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
