How To Install erlang-p1-tls on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-tls on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-tls is native TLS / SSL driver for Erlang / Elixir

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-tls

erlang-p1-tls is:

Fast TSL is a native TLS / SSL driver for Erlang / Elixir. It is based on OpenSSL, a proven and efficient TLS implementation. It is designed for efficiency, speed and compliance.

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

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

Install erlang-p1-tls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-tls

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-tls

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-tls on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-tls

Uninstall erlang-p1-tls And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-tls 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-tls

Remove erlang-p1-tls Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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