How To Install erlang-p1-pam on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-pam on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-p1-pam
erlang-p1-pam is:
This library was written for ejabberd which still uses it. It was split off into it’s own project to follow Erlang/OTP guidelines.
There are three methods to install erlang-p1-pam 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-pam 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-pam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-pam
Install erlang-p1-pam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-pam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-pam
Install erlang-p1-pam 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-pam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-pam
How To Uninstall erlang-p1-pam on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-p1-pam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-pam
Uninstall erlang-p1-pam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-p1-pam 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-pam
Remove erlang-p1-pam Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-p1-pam configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-pam
Remove erlang-p1-pam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-pam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-pam
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-pam package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
