How To Install erlang-getopt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-getopt

erlang-getopt is:

Command-line parsing module that uses a syntax similar to that of GNU getopt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-getopt

Install erlang-getopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-getopt

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-getopt

How To Uninstall erlang-getopt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-getopt

Uninstall erlang-getopt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-getopt

Remove erlang-getopt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-getopt

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-getopt have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-getopt website

Summary

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