How To Install dh-rebar on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar on Kali Linux. dh-rebar is helper tools for maintaining Erlang package which is using rebar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar on Kali Linux.

What is dh-rebar

dh-rebar is:

This package contains helper tools for maintaining Erlang Debian package which is using rebar.

There are three methods to install dh-rebar 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 dh-rebar Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dh-rebar

Install dh-rebar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-rebar

Install dh-rebar 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 dh-rebar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-rebar

How To Uninstall dh-rebar on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dh-rebar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-rebar

Uninstall dh-rebar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-rebar

Remove dh-rebar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-rebar

Remove dh-rebar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-rebar

Dependencies

dh-rebar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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