How To Install erlang-p1-iconv on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-iconv on Debian 9.
What is erlang-p1-iconv
erlang-p1-iconv is:
This library is a native binding to the libiconv library. It was written for ejabberd which still uses it, but was split off into it’s own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.
There are three methods to install erlang-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-iconv
Install erlang-p1-iconv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-iconv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-iconv
Install erlang-p1-iconv 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-p1-iconv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-iconv
How To Uninstall erlang-p1-iconv on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-p1-iconv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-iconv
Uninstall erlang-p1-iconv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-p1-iconv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-p1-iconv
Remove erlang-p1-iconv Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-p1-iconv configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-iconv
Remove erlang-p1-iconv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-iconv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-iconv
Dependencies
erlang-p1-iconv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-iconv package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.