How To Install erlang-p1-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-utils on Kali Linux. erlang-p1-utils is set of small Erlang libraries

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-utils

erlang-p1-utils is:

The libraries in this package were written for ejabberd which still uses them. They were split off into their own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

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

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

Install erlang-p1-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-utils

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-utils

Uninstall erlang-p1-utils And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove erlang-p1-utils Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-p1-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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