How To Install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7. erlang-compiler is A byte code compiler for Erlang which produces highly compact code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7.

What is erlang-compiler

A byte code compiler for Erlang which produces highly compact code.

We can use yum or dnf to install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install erlang-compiler.

Install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install erlang-compiler

Install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install erlang-compiler using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install erlang-compiler

How To Uninstall erlang-compiler on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove erlang-compiler

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-compiler on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.