How To Install erlang-typer on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-typer on Debian 9.
What is erlang-typer
erlang-typer is:
TypEr is a tool that displays and automatically inserts type annotations in Erlang code. It uses Dialyzer to infer variable types.
There are three methods to install erlang-typer 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-typer 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-typer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-typer
Install erlang-typer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-typer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-typer
Install erlang-typer 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-typer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-typer
How To Uninstall erlang-typer on Debian 9
To uninstall only the erlang-typer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-typer
Uninstall erlang-typer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-typer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-typer
Remove erlang-typer Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-typer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-typer
Remove erlang-typer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-typer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-typer
Dependencies
erlang-typer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-typer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.