How To Install erlang-eldap on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-eldap

erlang-eldap is:

Eldap is a module which provides a client API to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-eldap

Install erlang-eldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-eldap

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-eldap

How To Uninstall erlang-eldap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-eldap

Uninstall erlang-eldap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-eldap

Remove erlang-eldap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-eldap

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-eldap have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-eldap website

Summary

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