How To Install erlang-inets on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-inets on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-inets
erlang-inets is:
Inets is a container for Internet clients and servers. Currently a FTP client, a HTTP client and server, and a TFTP client and server are provided in Inets.
There are three methods to install erlang-inets 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-inets 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-inets using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-inets
Install erlang-inets Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-inets using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-inets
Install erlang-inets 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-inets using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-inets
How To Uninstall erlang-inets on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-inets package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-inets
Uninstall erlang-inets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-inets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-inets
Remove erlang-inets Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-inets configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-inets
Remove erlang-inets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-inets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-inets
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-inets package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
