How To Install erlang on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang

erlang is:

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

Some of Erlang main features are:

• Clear declarative syntax and is largely free from side-effects;
• Built-in support for real-time, concurrent and distributed programming;
• Designed for development of robust and continuously operated programs;
• Dynamic code replacement at runtime.

The Erlang distribution also includes OTP (Open Telecom Platform) which provides a rich set of libraries and applications.

This package is a dummy package which will install Erlang/OTP runtime, applications, sources, code examples and the Erlang editing mode for Emacs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang

Install erlang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang

Install erlang 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang

How To Uninstall erlang on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang

Uninstall erlang And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang

Remove erlang Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang

Remove erlang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang

Dependencies

erlang have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang website

Summary

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