How To Install erlang-asn1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-asn1 on Kali Linux.

What is erlang-asn1

erlang-asn1 is:

The Asn1 application contains modules with compile-time and run-time support for ASN.1 in Erlang/OTP.

There are three methods to install erlang-asn1 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 erlang-asn1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-asn1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-asn1

Install erlang-asn1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-asn1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-asn1

Install erlang-asn1 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 erlang-asn1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-asn1

How To Uninstall erlang-asn1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the erlang-asn1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-asn1

Uninstall erlang-asn1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-asn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-asn1

Remove erlang-asn1 Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-asn1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-asn1

Remove erlang-asn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-asn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-asn1

Dependencies

erlang-asn1 have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-asn1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-asn1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.