How To Install erlang-redis-client on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-redis-client on Debian 9.
What is erlang-redis-client
erlang-redis-client is:
Non-blocking Redis client for Erlang applications with focus on performance and robustness.
Supported Redis features:
- Any command, through eredis:q/2
- Transactions
- Pipelining
- Authentication & multiple dbs
- Pubsub
There are three methods to install erlang-redis-client 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-redis-client 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-redis-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-redis-client
Install erlang-redis-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-redis-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-redis-client
Install erlang-redis-client 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-redis-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-redis-client
How To Uninstall erlang-redis-client on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-redis-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-redis-client
Uninstall erlang-redis-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-redis-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-redis-client
Remove erlang-redis-client Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-redis-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-redis-client
Remove erlang-redis-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-redis-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-redis-client
Dependencies
erlang-redis-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-redis-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.