How To Install erlang-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-examples is Erlang/OTP application examples

Introduction

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

What is erlang-examples

erlang-examples is:

The examples, included in the Erlang/OTP system distribution.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-examples

Install erlang-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-examples

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-examples

How To Uninstall erlang-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-examples

Uninstall erlang-examples And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-examples

Remove erlang-examples Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-examples

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

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

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

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Summary

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