How To Install erlang-ic-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ic-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-ic-java
erlang-ic-java is:
The IC application is an Erlang implementation of an IDL (CORBA Interface Definition Language) compiler. Depending on the choice of back-end the code will map to Erlang, C, or Java. The compiler generates client stubs and server skeletons.
This package includes classes for Java-Erlang communication.
There are three methods to install erlang-ic-java 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-ic-java 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-ic-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ic-java
Install erlang-ic-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ic-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-ic-java
Install erlang-ic-java 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-ic-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ic-java
How To Uninstall erlang-ic-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-ic-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-ic-java
Uninstall erlang-ic-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-ic-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ic-java
Remove erlang-ic-java Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-ic-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ic-java
Remove erlang-ic-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-ic-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ic-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ic-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
