How To Install erlang-esdl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-esdl

erlang-esdl is:

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a generic API that provides low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, and display framebuffer across multiple platforms.

Open Source Erlang is a functional programming language designed at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory.

ESDL is an Erlang binding to the SDL, and might be used to write multimedia application in Erlang.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-esdl

Install erlang-esdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-esdl

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-esdl

How To Uninstall erlang-esdl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-esdl

Uninstall erlang-esdl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-esdl

Remove erlang-esdl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-esdl

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-esdl have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-esdl website

Summary

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