How To Install erlang-p1-zlib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-zlib on Kali Linux. erlang-p1-zlib is erlang interface to zlib

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-zlib

erlang-p1-zlib 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-zlib 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-zlib 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-zlib using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install erlang-p1-zlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-zlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-zlib

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-zlib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-zlib

Uninstall erlang-p1-zlib And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove erlang-p1-zlib Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-p1-zlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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