How To Install erlang-unicode-util-compat on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-unicode-util-compat on Debian 12.
What is erlang-unicode-util-compat
erlang-unicode-util-compat is:
This library allows the usage of unicode_util and string from Erlang R21 in older Erlang >= R18. It is primarily needed to provide backports of ejabberd for Buster.
There are three methods to install erlang-unicode-util-compat 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-unicode-util-compat 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-unicode-util-compat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat
Install erlang-unicode-util-compat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-unicode-util-compat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat
Install erlang-unicode-util-compat 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-unicode-util-compat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-unicode-util-compat
How To Uninstall erlang-unicode-util-compat on Debian 12
To uninstall only the erlang-unicode-util-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-unicode-util-compat
Uninstall erlang-unicode-util-compat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-unicode-util-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-unicode-util-compat
Remove erlang-unicode-util-compat Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-unicode-util-compat configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-unicode-util-compat
Remove erlang-unicode-util-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-unicode-util-compat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-unicode-util-compat
Dependencies
erlang-unicode-util-compat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-unicode-util-compat package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
