How To Install erlang-dialyzer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-dialyzer

erlang-dialyzer is:

Dialyzer is a static analysis tool that identifies software discrepancies such as type errors, unreachable code, unnecessary tests etc. in single Erlang modules or entire (sets of) applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-dialyzer

Install erlang-dialyzer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-dialyzer

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-dialyzer

How To Uninstall erlang-dialyzer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-dialyzer

Uninstall erlang-dialyzer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-dialyzer

Remove erlang-dialyzer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-dialyzer

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-dialyzer have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-dialyzer website

Summary

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