How To Install erlang-p1-xml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-xml on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-xml is XML utilities for Erlang

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-xml

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

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

Install erlang-p1-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-xml

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-xml

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-xml on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-xml

Uninstall erlang-p1-xml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-xml 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-xml

Remove erlang-p1-xml Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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