How To Install erlang-p1-yaml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-yaml on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-p1-yaml is erlang wrapper for libyaml C library

Introduction

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

What is erlang-p1-yaml

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

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

Install erlang-p1-yaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-yaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-yaml

How To Uninstall erlang-p1-yaml on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-yaml

Uninstall erlang-p1-yaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-p1-yaml 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-yaml

Remove erlang-p1-yaml Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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