How To Install erlang-eunit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-eunit on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-eunit is Erlang/OTP module for unit testing

Introduction

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

What is erlang-eunit

erlang-eunit is:

The EUnit application contains modules with support for unit testing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-eunit

Install erlang-eunit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-eunit

Install erlang-eunit 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-eunit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-eunit

How To Uninstall erlang-eunit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-eunit

Uninstall erlang-eunit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-eunit

Remove erlang-eunit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-eunit

Remove erlang-eunit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-eunit

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Summary

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