How To Install erlang-ssh on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ssh on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-ssh is Erlang/OTP implementation of SSH protocol

Introduction

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

What is erlang-ssh

erlang-ssh is:

The SSH application is an erlang implementation of the secure shell protocol.

There are three methods to install erlang-ssh 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-ssh 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-ssh using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ssh

Install erlang-ssh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-ssh

Install erlang-ssh 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-ssh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ssh

How To Uninstall erlang-ssh on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-ssh

Uninstall erlang-ssh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall erlang-ssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ssh

Remove erlang-ssh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ssh

Remove erlang-ssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ssh

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Summary

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