How To Install yaws-wiki on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-wiki on Kali Linux. yaws-wiki is Wiki application for Yaws webserver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-wiki on Kali Linux.

What is yaws-wiki

yaws-wiki is:

Yaws-wiki is a small wiki application, written in Erlang for Yaws webserver.

There are three methods to install yaws-wiki 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 yaws-wiki Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yaws-wiki using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yaws-wiki

Install yaws-wiki Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yaws-wiki

Install yaws-wiki 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 yaws-wiki using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yaws-wiki

How To Uninstall yaws-wiki on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yaws-wiki package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yaws-wiki

Uninstall yaws-wiki And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaws-wiki

Remove yaws-wiki Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yaws-wiki

Remove yaws-wiki configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaws-wiki

Dependencies

yaws-wiki have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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