How To Install erlang-mnesia on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-mnesia on Debian 10.
What is erlang-mnesia
erlang-mnesia is:
Mnesia is a distributed Database Management System (DBMS), appropriate for telecommunications applications and other Erlang applications which require continuous operation and exhibit soft real-time properties.
There are three methods to install erlang-mnesia 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-mnesia 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-mnesia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-mnesia
Install erlang-mnesia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-mnesia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-mnesia
Install erlang-mnesia 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-mnesia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-mnesia
How To Uninstall erlang-mnesia on Debian 10
To uninstall only the erlang-mnesia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-mnesia
Uninstall erlang-mnesia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-mnesia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-mnesia
Remove erlang-mnesia Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-mnesia configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-mnesia
Remove erlang-mnesia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-mnesia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-mnesia
Dependencies
erlang-mnesia have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-mnesia package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.