How To Install erlang-p1-yconf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-yconf on Kali Linux. erlang-p1-yconf is YAML configuration processor

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-yconf

erlang-p1-yconf is:

This library was written for ejabberd which still uses it. It was split off into its own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

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

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

Install erlang-p1-yconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-yconf

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-yconf

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-yconf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-yconf

Uninstall erlang-p1-yconf And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove erlang-p1-yconf Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-p1-yconf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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