How To Install erlang-megaco on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-megaco

erlang-megaco is:

The Megaco application is a framework for building applications on top of the Megaco/H.248 protocol.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-megaco

Install erlang-megaco Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-megaco

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-megaco

How To Uninstall erlang-megaco on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-megaco

Uninstall erlang-megaco And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-megaco

Remove erlang-megaco Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-megaco

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-megaco have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-megaco website

Summary

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