How To Install erlang-base-hipe on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base-hipe on Debian 11.
What is erlang-base-hipe
erlang-base-hipe is:
This package contains the Erlang/OTP runtime implementation, which is configured and built with HiPE support (allows compiling to native code), and minimal set of Erlang applications: compiler - compiles Erlang code to byte-code; erts - the Erlang runtime system application; kernel - code necessary to run the Erlang runtime system itself; ose - code for Enea OSE operating system; sasl - the system architecture support libraries application; stdlib - modules for manipulating lists, strings, files etc.
There are three methods to install erlang-base-hipe 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-base-hipe 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-base-hipe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-base-hipe
Install erlang-base-hipe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-base-hipe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-base-hipe
Install erlang-base-hipe 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-base-hipe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-base-hipe
How To Uninstall erlang-base-hipe on Debian 11
To uninstall only the erlang-base-hipe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-base-hipe
Uninstall erlang-base-hipe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-base-hipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-base-hipe
Remove erlang-base-hipe Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-base-hipe configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-base-hipe
Remove erlang-base-hipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-base-hipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-base-hipe
Dependencies
erlang-base-hipe have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base-hipe package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.