How To Install erlang-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-asn1
erlang-asn1 is:
The Asn1 application contains modules with compile-time and run-time support for ASN.1 in Erlang/OTP.
There are three methods to install erlang-asn1 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 erlang-asn1 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-asn1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-asn1
Install erlang-asn1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-asn1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-asn1
Install erlang-asn1 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 erlang-asn1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-asn1
How To Uninstall erlang-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-asn1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-asn1
Uninstall erlang-asn1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-asn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-asn1
Remove erlang-asn1 Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-asn1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-asn1
Remove erlang-asn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-asn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-asn1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-asn1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
