How To Install erlang-wx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-wx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-wx
erlang-wx is:
The wxErlang application is an API for writing graphical user interfaces with wxWidgets.
There are three methods to install erlang-wx 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-wx 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-wx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-wx
Install erlang-wx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-wx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-wx
Install erlang-wx 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-wx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-wx
How To Uninstall erlang-wx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-wx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-wx
Uninstall erlang-wx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-wx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-wx
Remove erlang-wx Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-wx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-wx
Remove erlang-wx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-wx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-wx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-wx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
