How To Install erlang-diameter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-diameter

erlang-diameter is:

Interface with which a user creates a service that sends and receives messages using the Diameter protocol as defined in RFC 6733.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-diameter

Install erlang-diameter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-diameter

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-diameter

How To Uninstall erlang-diameter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-diameter

Uninstall erlang-diameter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-diameter

Remove erlang-diameter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-diameter

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-diameter have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-diameter website

Summary

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