How To Install erlang-crypto on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-crypto

erlang-crypto is:

The Crypto Application provides functions for computation of message digests, encryption and decryption functions. It uses OpenSSL for actual calculations.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-crypto

Install erlang-crypto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-crypto

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-crypto

How To Uninstall erlang-crypto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-crypto

Uninstall erlang-crypto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-crypto

Remove erlang-crypto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-crypto

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-crypto have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-crypto website

Summary

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