How To Install erlang-ranch on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ranch on Debian 9. erlang-ranch is socket acceptor pool for TCP protocols in Erlang

Introduction

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

What is erlang-ranch

erlang-ranch is:

erlang-ranch aims to provide everything you need to accept TCP connections with a small code base and low latency while being easy to use directly as an application or to embed into your own.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ranch

Install erlang-ranch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-ranch

Install erlang-ranch 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-ranch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ranch

How To Uninstall erlang-ranch on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-ranch

Uninstall erlang-ranch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ranch

Remove erlang-ranch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ranch

Remove erlang-ranch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ranch

Dependencies

erlang-ranch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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