How To Install erlang-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dbg on Debian 9.
What is erlang-dbg
erlang-dbg is:
The files containing debug symbols for binaries and libraries in Erlang to help in debugging applications build with them. You will not normally need to install this package.
There are three methods to install erlang-dbg on Debian 9. 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-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-dbg
Install erlang-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-dbg
Install erlang-dbg 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 erlang-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-dbg
How To Uninstall erlang-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-dbg
Uninstall erlang-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-dbg
Remove erlang-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-dbg
Remove erlang-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-dbg
Dependencies
erlang-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
