How To Install erlang-bear on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-bear on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-bear
erlang-bear is:
Currently bear is focused on use inside the Folsom Erlang metrics library, but all of these functions are generic and useful in other situations.
There are three methods to install erlang-bear 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-bear 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-bear using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-bear
Install erlang-bear Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-bear using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-bear
Install erlang-bear 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-bear using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-bear
How To Uninstall erlang-bear on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-bear package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-bear
Uninstall erlang-bear And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-bear and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-bear
Remove erlang-bear Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-bear configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-bear
Remove erlang-bear configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-bear configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-bear
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-bear package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
