How To Install erlang-uuid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-uuid on Kali Linux. erlang-uuid is UUID generator for Erlang

Introduction

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

What is erlang-uuid

erlang-uuid is:

Erlang implementation of UUID v1, v3, v4, and v5 generation as of RFC4122

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-uuid

Install erlang-uuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-uuid

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-uuid

How To Uninstall erlang-uuid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-uuid

Uninstall erlang-uuid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-uuid

Remove erlang-uuid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-uuid

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-uuid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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