How To Install erlang-erl-docgen on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-erl-docgen

erlang-erl-docgen is:

The erl_docgen package includes XSLT stylesheets and document type definitions used for Erlang/OTP documentation. They allow one to transform documentation to manpage, HTML, and PDF formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-erl-docgen

Install erlang-erl-docgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-erl-docgen

Install erlang-erl-docgen 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-erl-docgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-erl-docgen

How To Uninstall erlang-erl-docgen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-erl-docgen

Uninstall erlang-erl-docgen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-erl-docgen

Remove erlang-erl-docgen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-erl-docgen

Remove erlang-erl-docgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-erl-docgen

Dependencies

erlang-erl-docgen have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-erl-docgen website

Summary

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