How To Install erlang-base-hipe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base-hipe on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-base-hipe is Erlang/OTP HiPE enabled virtual machine and base applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base-hipe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is erlang-base-hipe

erlang-base-hipe is:

This package contains the Erlang/OTP runtime implementation, which is configured and built with HiPE support (allows compiling to native code), and minimal set of Erlang applications: compiler - compiles Erlang code to byte-code; erts - the Erlang runtime system application; kernel - code necessary to run the Erlang runtime system itself; ose - code for Enea OSE operating system; sasl - the system architecture support libraries application; stdlib - modules for manipulating lists, strings, files etc.

There are three methods to install erlang-base-hipe 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-base-hipe 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-base-hipe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-base-hipe

Install erlang-base-hipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-base-hipe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-base-hipe

Install erlang-base-hipe 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-base-hipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-base-hipe

How To Uninstall erlang-base-hipe on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the erlang-base-hipe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-base-hipe

Uninstall erlang-base-hipe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-base-hipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-base-hipe

Remove erlang-base-hipe Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-base-hipe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-base-hipe

Remove erlang-base-hipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-base-hipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-base-hipe

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base-hipe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.