How To Install erlang-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dev on Kali Linux.
What is erlang-dev
erlang-dev is:
The files for application development in Erlang. They include headers for all applications included into Erlang/OTP distribution and C interface libraries.
There are three methods to install erlang-dev 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-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install erlang-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-devInstall erlang-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install erlang-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-devInstall erlang-dev 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 erlang-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-devHow To Uninstall erlang-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the erlang-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-devUninstall erlang-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-devRemove erlang-dev Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-devRemove erlang-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-devDependencies
erlang-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.