How To Install erlang-jinterface on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-jinterface on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-jinterface is Java communication tool to Erlang

Introduction

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

What is erlang-jinterface

erlang-jinterface is:

Jinterface Java package contains java classes, which help you integrate programs written in Java with Erlang.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-jinterface

Install erlang-jinterface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-jinterface

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-jinterface

How To Uninstall erlang-jinterface on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-jinterface

Uninstall erlang-jinterface And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-jinterface

Remove erlang-jinterface Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-jinterface

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

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

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

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Summary

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