How To Install erlang-p1-stringprep on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-stringprep on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-stringprep is erlang interface to stringprep

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-stringprep

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

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

Install erlang-p1-stringprep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-stringprep

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-stringprep

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-stringprep on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-stringprep

Uninstall erlang-p1-stringprep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-stringprep 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-stringprep

Remove erlang-p1-stringprep Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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