How To Install erlang-p1-sqlite3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-sqlite3 on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-sqlite3 is SQLite3 wrapper for Erlang applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-sqlite3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is erlang-p1-sqlite3

erlang-p1-sqlite3 is:

This is an SQLite3 library for Erlang. It is designed to make it easy to write Erlang applications that use SQLite3. ejabberd for example uses it as its sqlite driver.

There are three methods to install erlang-p1-sqlite3 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-sqlite3 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-sqlite3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-sqlite3

Install erlang-p1-sqlite3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-sqlite3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-sqlite3

Install erlang-p1-sqlite3 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-sqlite3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-sqlite3

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-sqlite3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the erlang-p1-sqlite3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-sqlite3

Uninstall erlang-p1-sqlite3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-sqlite3 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-sqlite3

Remove erlang-p1-sqlite3 Configurations and Data

To remove erlang-p1-sqlite3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-sqlite3

Remove erlang-p1-sqlite3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-sqlite3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-sqlite3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-sqlite3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.