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