How To Install erlang-reltool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is erlang-reltool

erlang-reltool is:

Reltool is a release management tool. It analyses a given Erlang/OTP installation and determines dependencies between applications. The graphical frontend depicts the dependencies and enables interactive customization of a target system. The backend provides a batch interface for generation of customized target systems.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-reltool

Install erlang-reltool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-reltool

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-reltool

How To Uninstall erlang-reltool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-reltool

Uninstall erlang-reltool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-reltool

Remove erlang-reltool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-reltool

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-reltool have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• erlang-reltool website

Summary

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