How To Install erlang-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-base
erlang-base is:
This package contains the Erlang/OTP runtime implementation, which is configured and built without HiPE support (compiles to byte-code only), 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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-base
Install erlang-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-base
Install erlang-base 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-base
How To Uninstall erlang-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-base
Uninstall erlang-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-base 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
Remove erlang-base Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-base
Remove erlang-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
