How To Install erlang-typer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-typer on Debian 9. erlang-typer is Erlang/OTP code type annotator

Introduction

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

What is erlang-typer

erlang-typer is:

TypEr is a tool that displays and automatically inserts type annotations in Erlang code. It uses Dialyzer to infer variable types.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-typer

Install erlang-typer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-typer

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-typer

How To Uninstall erlang-typer on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-typer

Uninstall erlang-typer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-typer

Remove erlang-typer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-typer

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

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

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

Dependencies

erlang-typer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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