How To Install erlang-p1-pam on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-pam on Debian 9. erlang-p1-pam is pam authentication and accounting management for Erlang

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-pam on Debian 9.

What is erlang-p1-pam

erlang-p1-pam is:

This library was written for ejabberd which still uses it. It was split off into it’s own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.

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

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

Install erlang-p1-pam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-pam

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-pam

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-pam on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-pam

Uninstall erlang-p1-pam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-pam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove erlang-p1-pam Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-pam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-p1-pam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-pam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.