How To Install erlang-debugger on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-debugger on Debian 10.
What is erlang-debugger
erlang-debugger is:
Debugger is a graphical tool which can be used for debugging and testing of Erlang programs. For example, breakpoints can be set, code can be single stepped and variable values can be inspected and modified.
There are three methods to install erlang-debugger 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 erlang-debugger 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-debugger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-debugger
Install erlang-debugger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-debugger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-debugger
Install erlang-debugger 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-debugger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-debugger
How To Uninstall erlang-debugger on Debian 10
To uninstall only the erlang-debugger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-debugger
Uninstall erlang-debugger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-debugger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-debugger
Remove erlang-debugger Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-debugger configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-debugger
Remove erlang-debugger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-debugger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-debugger
Dependencies
erlang-debugger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-debugger package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.