How To Install erlang-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-uuid
erlang-uuid is:
Erlang implementation of UUID v1, v3, v4, and v5 generation as of RFC4122
There are three methods to install erlang-uuid 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-uuid 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-uuid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-uuid
Install erlang-uuid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-uuid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-uuid
Install erlang-uuid 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-uuid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-uuid
How To Uninstall erlang-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-uuid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-uuid
Uninstall erlang-uuid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-uuid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-uuid
Remove erlang-uuid Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-uuid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-uuid
Remove erlang-uuid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-uuid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-uuid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-uuid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
