How To Install erlang-public-key on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-public-key

erlang-public-key is:

Provides functions to handle public key infrastructure from RFC 3280 (X.509 certificates) and some parts of the PKCS-standard.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-public-key

Install erlang-public-key Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-public-key

Install erlang-public-key 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-public-key using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-public-key

How To Uninstall erlang-public-key on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-public-key

Uninstall erlang-public-key And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-public-key

Remove erlang-public-key Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-public-key

Remove erlang-public-key configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-public-key

Dependencies

erlang-public-key have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-public-key website

Summary

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