How To Install erlang-runtime-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-runtime-tools on Debian 12.
What is erlang-runtime-tools
erlang-runtime-tools is:
Runtime_Tools provides low-footprint tracing/debugging tools suitable for inclusion in a production system.
There are three methods to install erlang-runtime-tools on Debian 12. 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-runtime-tools 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-runtime-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-runtime-tools
Install erlang-runtime-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-runtime-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-runtime-tools
Install erlang-runtime-tools 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-runtime-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-runtime-tools
How To Uninstall erlang-runtime-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the erlang-runtime-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-runtime-tools
Uninstall erlang-runtime-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-runtime-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-runtime-tools
Remove erlang-runtime-tools Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-runtime-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-runtime-tools
Remove erlang-runtime-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-runtime-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-runtime-tools
Dependencies
erlang-runtime-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-runtime-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.