How To Install erlang-p1-zlib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-zlib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-p1-zlib
erlang-p1-zlib 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-zlib 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-zlib 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-zlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-p1-zlib
Install erlang-p1-zlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-p1-zlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-p1-zlib
Install erlang-p1-zlib 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-zlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-p1-zlib
How To Uninstall erlang-p1-zlib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-p1-zlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-p1-zlib
Uninstall erlang-p1-zlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-p1-zlib 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-zlib
Remove erlang-p1-zlib Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-p1-zlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-p1-zlib
Remove erlang-p1-zlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-p1-zlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-p1-zlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-p1-zlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
