How To Install erlang-dialyzer on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dialyzer on Debian 9.
What is erlang-dialyzer
erlang-dialyzer is:
Dialyzer is a static analysis tool that identifies software discrepancies such as type errors, unreachable code, unnecessary tests etc. in single Erlang modules or entire (sets of) applications.
There are three methods to install erlang-dialyzer 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-dialyzer 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-dialyzer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-dialyzer
Install erlang-dialyzer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-dialyzer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-dialyzer
Install erlang-dialyzer 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-dialyzer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-dialyzer
How To Uninstall erlang-dialyzer on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-dialyzer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-dialyzer
Uninstall erlang-dialyzer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-dialyzer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-dialyzer
Remove erlang-dialyzer Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-dialyzer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-dialyzer
Remove erlang-dialyzer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-dialyzer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-dialyzer
Dependencies
erlang-dialyzer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-dialyzer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.