How To Install dh-rebar on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar on Debian 11. dh-rebar is helper tools for maintaining Erlang package which is using rebar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar on Debian 11.

What is dh-rebar

dh-rebar is:

This package contains helper tools for maintaining Erlang Debian package which is using rebar.

There are three methods to install dh-rebar on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dh-rebar Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dh-rebar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dh-rebar

Install dh-rebar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-rebar

Install dh-rebar Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dh-rebar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-rebar

How To Uninstall dh-rebar on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dh-rebar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-rebar

Uninstall dh-rebar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dh-rebar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-rebar

Remove dh-rebar Configurations and Data

To remove dh-rebar configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-rebar

Remove dh-rebar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-rebar

Dependencies

dh-rebar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.