How To Install erlang-p1-iconv on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-iconv on Kali Linux.

What is erlang-p1-iconv

erlang-p1-iconv is:

This library is a native binding to the libiconv library. It was written for ejabberd which still uses it, but was split off into its own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

There are three methods to install erlang-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-iconv

Install erlang-p1-iconv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-iconv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-iconv

Install erlang-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-iconv

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-iconv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the erlang-p1-iconv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-iconv

Uninstall erlang-p1-iconv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-iconv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-p1-iconv

Remove erlang-p1-iconv Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-iconv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-iconv

Remove erlang-p1-iconv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-iconv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-iconv

Dependencies

erlang-p1-iconv have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• erlang-base

References

• erlang-p1-iconv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-iconv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.