How To Install erlang-unicode-util-compat on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-unicode-util-compat on Kali Linux.

What is erlang-unicode-util-compat

erlang-unicode-util-compat is:

This library allows the usage of unicode_util and string from Erlang R21 in older Erlang >= R18. It is primarily needed to provide backports of ejabberd for Buster.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat

Install erlang-unicode-util-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat

Install erlang-unicode-util-compat 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-unicode-util-compat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat

How To Uninstall erlang-unicode-util-compat on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the erlang-unicode-util-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-unicode-util-compat

Uninstall erlang-unicode-util-compat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-unicode-util-compat

Remove erlang-unicode-util-compat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-unicode-util-compat

Remove erlang-unicode-util-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-unicode-util-compat

Dependencies

erlang-unicode-util-compat have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-unicode-util-compat website

Summary

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