How To Install erlang-tftp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-tftp

erlang-tftp is:

The tftp application implements client and server for file transfer according to the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-tftp

Install erlang-tftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-tftp

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-tftp

How To Uninstall erlang-tftp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-tftp

Uninstall erlang-tftp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-tftp

Remove erlang-tftp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-tftp

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-tftp have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-tftp website

Summary

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