How To Install erlang-ranch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ranch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-ranch
erlang-ranch is:
erlang-ranch aims to provide everything you need to accept TCP connections with a small code base and low latency while being easy to use directly as an application or to embed into your own.
There are three methods to install erlang-ranch on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-ranch 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-ranch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ranch
Install erlang-ranch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ranch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-ranch
Install erlang-ranch 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-ranch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ranch
How To Uninstall erlang-ranch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-ranch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-ranch
Uninstall erlang-ranch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-ranch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ranch
Remove erlang-ranch Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-ranch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ranch
Remove erlang-ranch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-ranch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ranch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ranch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
