How To Install erlang-public-key on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-public-key on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-public-key
erlang-public-key is:
Provides functions to handle public key infrastructure from RFC 3280 (X.509 certificates) and some parts of the PKCS-standard.
There are three methods to install erlang-public-key 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-public-key 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-public-key using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-public-key
Install erlang-public-key Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-public-key using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-public-key
Install erlang-public-key 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-public-key using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-public-key
How To Uninstall erlang-public-key on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-public-key package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-public-key
Uninstall erlang-public-key And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-public-key and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-public-key
Remove erlang-public-key Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-public-key configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-public-key
Remove erlang-public-key configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-public-key configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-public-key
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-public-key package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
