How To Install erlang-os-mon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-os-mon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-os-mon
erlang-os-mon is:
The operating system monitor, OS_Mon, provides services for monitoring CPU load, disk usage, memory usage and OS messages.
There are three methods to install erlang-os-mon 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-os-mon 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-os-mon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-os-mon
Install erlang-os-mon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-os-mon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-os-mon
Install erlang-os-mon 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-os-mon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-os-mon
How To Uninstall erlang-os-mon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-os-mon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-os-mon
Uninstall erlang-os-mon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-os-mon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-os-mon
Remove erlang-os-mon Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-os-mon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-os-mon
Remove erlang-os-mon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-os-mon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-os-mon
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-os-mon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
