How To Install erlang-xmerl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-xmerl on Ubuntu 18.04. erlang-xmerl is Erlang/OTP XML tools

Introduction

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

What is erlang-xmerl

erlang-xmerl is:

The xmerl application contains modules for processing XML.

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

sudo apt-get -y install erlang-xmerl

Install erlang-xmerl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install erlang-xmerl

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

sudo aptitude -y install erlang-xmerl

How To Uninstall erlang-xmerl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove erlang-xmerl

Uninstall erlang-xmerl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-xmerl

Remove erlang-xmerl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-xmerl

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

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

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

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Summary

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