How To Install erlang-getopt on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-getopt on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is erlang-getopt
erlang-getopt is:
Command-line parsing module that uses a syntax similar to that of GNU getopt.
There are three methods to install erlang-getopt on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-getopt 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-getopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-getopt
Install erlang-getopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-getopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-getopt
Install erlang-getopt 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-getopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-getopt
How To Uninstall erlang-getopt on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the erlang-getopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-getopt
Uninstall erlang-getopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-getopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-getopt
Remove erlang-getopt Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-getopt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-getopt
Remove erlang-getopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-getopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-getopt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-getopt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.