How To Install erlang-ssl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ssl on Kali Linux. erlang-ssl is Erlang/OTP implementation of SSL

Introduction

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

What is erlang-ssl

erlang-ssl is:

The SSL application provides secure communication over sockets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ssl

Install erlang-ssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-ssl

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ssl

How To Uninstall erlang-ssl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-ssl

Uninstall erlang-ssl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ssl

Remove erlang-ssl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ssl

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-ssl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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