How To Install erlang-ssl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ssl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is erlang-ssl
erlang-ssl is:
The SSL application provides secure communication over sockets.
There are three methods to install erlang-ssl on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-ssl 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-ssl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ssl
Install erlang-ssl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ssl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-ssl
Install erlang-ssl 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-ssl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ssl
How To Uninstall erlang-ssl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the erlang-ssl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-ssl
Uninstall erlang-ssl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-ssl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ssl
Remove erlang-ssl Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-ssl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ssl
Remove erlang-ssl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-ssl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ssl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ssl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
