How To Install elixir on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elixir on Debian 10.
What is elixir
elixir is:
Elixir is a functional meta-programming aware language intended primarily for developing distributed, fault-tolerant and scalable systems. Elixir source code is compiled to bytecode for the Erlang Virtual Machine (EVM), and can use Erlang libraries transparently.
There are three methods to install elixir on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elixir Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elixir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elixir
Install elixir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elixir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elixir
Install elixir 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 elixir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elixir
How To Uninstall elixir on Debian 10
To uninstall only the elixir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elixir
Uninstall elixir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elixir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elixir
Remove elixir Configurations and Data
To remove elixir configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elixir
Remove elixir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elixir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elixir
Dependencies
elixir have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elixir package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.