How To Install erlang-yaws on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-yaws on Kali Linux. erlang-yaws is Erlang application which implements HTTP webserver

Introduction

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

What is erlang-yaws

erlang-yaws is:

Yaws is a high performance HTTP 1.1 webserver written in Erlang. It is a multithreaded webserver where one Erlang light weight process is used to handle each client. Two separate modes of operation are supported.

This package includes Erlang Yaws application suitable to work in embedded mode where it runs as a webserver in another Erlang application.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-yaws

Install erlang-yaws Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-yaws

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-yaws

How To Uninstall erlang-yaws on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-yaws

Uninstall erlang-yaws And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-yaws

Remove erlang-yaws Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-yaws

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-yaws have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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