How To Install erlang-eldap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-eldap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-eldap
erlang-eldap is:
Eldap is a module which provides a client API to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
There are three methods to install erlang-eldap 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-eldap 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-eldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-eldap
Install erlang-eldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-eldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-eldap
Install erlang-eldap 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-eldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-eldap
How To Uninstall erlang-eldap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-eldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-eldap
Uninstall erlang-eldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-eldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-eldap
Remove erlang-eldap Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-eldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-eldap
Remove erlang-eldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-eldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-eldap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-eldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
