How To Install erlang-esdl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-esdl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is erlang-esdl
erlang-esdl is:
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a generic API that provides low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, and display framebuffer across multiple platforms.
Open Source Erlang is a functional programming language designed at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory.
ESDL is an Erlang binding to the SDL, and might be used to write multimedia application in Erlang.
There are three methods to install erlang-esdl on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-esdl 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-esdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-esdl
Install erlang-esdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-esdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-esdl
Install erlang-esdl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-esdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-esdl
How To Uninstall erlang-esdl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the erlang-esdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-esdl
Uninstall erlang-esdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-esdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-esdl
Remove erlang-esdl Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-esdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-esdl
Remove erlang-esdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-esdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-esdl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-esdl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
