How To Install erlang-p1-sip on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-sip on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-sip is SIP library for Erlang

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-sip

erlang-p1-sip 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-sip 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-sip 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-sip using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install erlang-p1-sip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-sip

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-sip

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-sip on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-sip

Uninstall erlang-p1-sip And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-sip 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-sip

Remove erlang-p1-sip Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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