How To Install erlang-meck on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-meck on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-meck
erlang-meck is:
With meck you can easily mock modules in Erlang. You can also perform some basic validations on the mocked modules, such as making sure no unexpected exceptions occurred or looking at the call history.
There are three methods to install erlang-meck 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-meck 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-meck using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-meck
Install erlang-meck Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-meck using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-meck
Install erlang-meck 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-meck using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-meck
How To Uninstall erlang-meck on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-meck package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-meck
Uninstall erlang-meck And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-meck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-meck
Remove erlang-meck Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-meck configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-meck
Remove erlang-meck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-meck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-meck
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-meck package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
