How To Install erlang-base on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base on Kali Linux. erlang-base is Erlang/OTP virtual machine and base applications

Introduction

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

What is erlang-base

erlang-base is:

This package contains the Erlang/OTP runtime implementation, which is configured and built without HiPE support (compiles to byte-code only), and minimal set of Erlang applications: compiler - compiles Erlang code to byte-code; erts - the Erlang runtime system application; kernel - code necessary to run the Erlang runtime system itself; ose - code for Enea OSE operating system; sasl - the system architecture support libraries application; stdlib - modules for manipulating lists, strings, files etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-base

Install erlang-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-base

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-base

How To Uninstall erlang-base on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-base

Uninstall erlang-base And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-base

Remove erlang-base Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-base

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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