How To Install erlang-p1-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-mysql on Kali Linux. erlang-p1-mysql is pure Erlang MySQL driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is erlang-p1-mysql

erlang-p1-mysql is:

This library was written for ejabberd which still uses it. It was split off into its own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

There are three methods to install erlang-p1-mysql 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-p1-mysql 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-p1-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-mysql

Install erlang-p1-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-mysql

Install erlang-p1-mysql 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-p1-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-mysql

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the erlang-p1-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-mysql

Uninstall erlang-p1-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-p1-mysql

Remove erlang-p1-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-mysql

Remove erlang-p1-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-mysql

Dependencies

erlang-p1-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.