How To Install erlang-ic on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ic on Debian 9.
What is erlang-ic
erlang-ic is:
The IC application is an Erlang implementation of an IDL (CORBA Interface Definition Language) compiler. Depending on the choice of back-end the code will map to Erlang, C, or Java. The compiler generates client stubs and server skeletons.
There are three methods to install erlang-ic 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-ic 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-ic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ic
Install erlang-ic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-ic
Install erlang-ic 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-ic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ic
How To Uninstall erlang-ic on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-ic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-ic
Uninstall erlang-ic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-ic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ic
Remove erlang-ic Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-ic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ic
Remove erlang-ic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-ic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ic
Dependencies
erlang-ic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ic package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.