How To Install rebar3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install rebar3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. rebar3 is Erlang tool to create, develop, and release Erlang libraries and applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rebar3 on Debian 12.

What is rebar3

rebar3 is:

Rebar3 is an Erlang tool that makes it easy to create, develop, and release Erlang libraries, applications, and systems in a repeatable manner. Rebar3 will:

  • respect and enforce standard Erlang/OTP conventions for project structure so they are easily reusable by the community;
  • manage source dependencies and Erlang packages while ensuring repeatable builds;
  • handle build artifacts, paths, and libraries such that standard development tools can be used without a headache;
  • adapt to projects of all sizes on almost any platform;
  • treat documentation as a feature, and errors or lack of documentation as a bug.

There are three methods to install rebar3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rebar3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rebar3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rebar3

Install rebar3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rebar3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rebar3

Install rebar3 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 rebar3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rebar3

How To Uninstall rebar3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the rebar3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rebar3

Uninstall rebar3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rebar3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rebar3

Remove rebar3 Configurations and Data

To remove rebar3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rebar3

Remove rebar3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rebar3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rebar3

Dependencies

rebar3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rebar3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.