How To Install erlang-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-x11
erlang-x11 is:
This package is a dummy package which will install all Erlang/OTP applications which use graphical interface and therefore require X Window System to run.
There are three methods to install erlang-x11 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-x11 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-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-x11
Install erlang-x11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-x11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-x11
Install erlang-x11 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-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-x11
How To Uninstall erlang-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-x11
Uninstall erlang-x11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-x11
Remove erlang-x11 Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-x11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-x11
Remove erlang-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-x11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-x11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
