How To Install erlang-p1-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-oauth2 is Erlang library for server side implementation of OAuth2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is erlang-p1-oauth2

erlang-p1-oauth2 is:

This library is designed to simplify the implementation of the server side of OAuth2 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749). It provides no support for developing clients. See https://github.com/kivra/oauth2_client for support in accessing Oauth2 enabled services.

There are three methods to install erlang-p1-oauth2 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-p1-oauth2 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-p1-oauth2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-oauth2

Install erlang-p1-oauth2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-oauth2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-oauth2

Install erlang-p1-oauth2 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-p1-oauth2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-oauth2

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the erlang-p1-oauth2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-oauth2

Uninstall erlang-p1-oauth2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-oauth2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-p1-oauth2

Remove erlang-p1-oauth2 Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-oauth2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-oauth2

Remove erlang-p1-oauth2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-oauth2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-oauth2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-oauth2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.