How To Install erlang-nox on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-nox on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-nox
erlang-nox is:
This package is a dummy package which will install all Erlang/OTP applications which do not require X Window System to run.
There are three methods to install erlang-nox 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-nox 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-nox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-nox
Install erlang-nox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-nox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-nox
Install erlang-nox 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-nox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-nox
How To Uninstall erlang-nox on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-nox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-nox
Uninstall erlang-nox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-nox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-nox
Remove erlang-nox Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-nox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-nox
Remove erlang-nox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-nox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-nox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-nox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
