How To Install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8. erlang-kernel is Main erlang library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is erlang-kernel

Main erlang library.

We can use yum or dnf to install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install erlang-kernel.

Install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install erlang-kernel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install erlang-kernel

Install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install erlang-kernel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install erlang-kernel

How To Uninstall erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the erlang-kernel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove erlang-kernel

erlang-kernel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/application.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/application_controller.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/application_master.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/application_starter.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/auth.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/code.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/code_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/disk_log.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/disk_log_1.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/disk_log_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/disk_log_sup.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/dist_ac.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/dist_util.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_boot_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_ddll.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_distribution.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_epmd.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_reply.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erl_signal_handler.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/error_handler.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/error_logger.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/erts_debug.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/file.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/file_io_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/file_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/gen_sctp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/gen_tcp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/gen_udp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/global.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/global_group.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/global_search.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/group.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/group_history.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/heart.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/hipe_unified_loader.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet6_sctp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet6_tcp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet6_tcp_dist.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet6_udp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_config.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_db.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_dns.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_gethost_native.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_hosts.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_parse.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_res.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_sctp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_tcp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_tcp_dist.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/inet_udp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/kernel.app
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/kernel.appup
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/kernel.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/kernel_config.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/kernel_refc.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/local_tcp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/local_udp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_backend.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_config.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_disk_log_h.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_filters.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_formatter.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_h_common.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_handler_watcher.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_olp.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_proxy.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_server.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_simple_h.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_std_h.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/logger_sup.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/net_adm.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/net_kernel.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/os.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/pg2.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/ram_file.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_compressed.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_deflate.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_delayed.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_inflate.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_list.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/raw_file_io_raw.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/rpc.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/seq_trace.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/standard_error.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/user.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/user_drv.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/user_sup.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/ebin/wrap_log_reader.beam
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/dist.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/dist_util.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/file.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/inet.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/inet_sctp.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/logger.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/include/net_address.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/application_master.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/disk_log.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/erl_epmd.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/file_int.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/hipe_ext_format.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_boot.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_config.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_dns.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_dns_record_adts.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_int.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/inet_res.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/logger_h_common.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/logger_internal.hrl
/usr/lib64/erlang/lib/kernel-6.4.1/src/logger_olp.hrl

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-kernel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.