How To Install dh-rebar on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dh-rebar
dh-rebar is:
This package contains helper tools for maintaining Erlang Debian package which is using rebar.
There are three methods to install dh-rebar 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 dh-rebar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-rebar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-rebar
Install dh-rebar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-rebar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-rebar
Install dh-rebar 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 dh-rebar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-rebar
How To Uninstall dh-rebar on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dh-rebar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-rebar
Uninstall dh-rebar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-rebar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-rebar
Remove dh-rebar Configurations and Data
To remove dh-rebar configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-rebar
Remove dh-rebar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-rebar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-rebar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-rebar package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
