How To Install erlang on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang on Debian 11.
What is erlang
erlang is:
Open Source Erlang is a functional programming language designed at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory.
Some of Erlang main features are:
- Clear declarative syntax and is largely free from side-effects;
- Built-in support for real-time, concurrent and distributed programming;
- Designed for development of robust and continuously operated programs;
- Dynamic code replacement at runtime.
The Erlang distribution also includes OTP (Open Telecom Platform) which provides a rich set of libraries and applications.
This package is a dummy package which will install Erlang/OTP runtime, applications, sources, code examples and the Erlang editing mode for Emacs.
There are three methods to install erlang on Debian 11. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang
Install erlang Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang
Install erlang 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang
How To Uninstall erlang on Debian 11
To uninstall only the erlang package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang
Uninstall erlang And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang
Remove erlang Configurations and Data
To remove erlang configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang
Remove erlang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang
Dependencies
erlang have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
