How To Install erlang-p1-acme on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-acme on Ubuntu 20.04. erlang-p1-acme is ACME client library for Erlang

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-acme on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is erlang-p1-acme

erlang-p1-acme is:

This Erlang library provides an ACME client implementing RFC 8555. It was written for ejabberd which still uses it. It was split off into its own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

There are three methods to install erlang-p1-acme 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-p1-acme 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-p1-acme using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-acme

Install erlang-p1-acme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-acme using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-acme

Install erlang-p1-acme 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-p1-acme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-acme

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-acme on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the erlang-p1-acme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-acme

Uninstall erlang-p1-acme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-acme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-p1-acme

Remove erlang-p1-acme Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-acme configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-acme

Remove erlang-p1-acme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-acme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-acme

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-acme package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.