How To Install erlang-mode on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-mode

erlang-mode is:

This package includes the mode for editing Erlang programs in GNU Emacs. It is provided with the default Erlang/OTP distribution. It supports sophisticated indentation, syntax highlighting, electric commands, module name verification, comments, skeletons, tags etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-mode

Install erlang-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-mode

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-mode

How To Uninstall erlang-mode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-mode

Uninstall erlang-mode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-mode

Remove erlang-mode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-mode

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-mode have the following dependencies:

• emacsen-common

References

• erlang-mode website

Summary

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