How To Install erlang-inets on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-inets

erlang-inets is:

Inets is a container for Internet clients and servers. Currently a HTTP client and server are provided in Inets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-inets

Install erlang-inets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-inets

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-inets

How To Uninstall erlang-inets on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-inets

Uninstall erlang-inets And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-inets

Remove erlang-inets Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-inets

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-inets have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-inets website

Summary

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