How To Install erlang-cuttlefish on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-cuttlefish on Debian 9.
What is erlang-cuttlefish
erlang-cuttlefish is:
Cuttlefish is a library for Erlang applications that wish to walk the fine line between Erlang
app.configs and a sysctl-like syntax. The name is a pun on the pronunciation of ‘sysctl’ and jokes are better explained.
There are three methods to install erlang-cuttlefish on Debian 9. 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-cuttlefish 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-cuttlefish using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-cuttlefish
Install erlang-cuttlefish Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-cuttlefish using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-cuttlefish
Install erlang-cuttlefish 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-cuttlefish using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-cuttlefish
How To Uninstall erlang-cuttlefish on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-cuttlefish package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-cuttlefish
Uninstall erlang-cuttlefish And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-cuttlefish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-cuttlefish
Remove erlang-cuttlefish Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-cuttlefish configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-cuttlefish
Remove erlang-cuttlefish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-cuttlefish configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-cuttlefish
Dependencies
erlang-cuttlefish have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-cuttlefish package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.