Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-examples on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is erlang-examples
erlang-examples is:
The examples, included in the Erlang/OTP system distribution.
There are three methods to install erlang-examples on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-examples 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-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-examples
Install erlang-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-examples
Install erlang-examples 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-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-examples
How To Uninstall erlang-examples on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the erlang-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-examples
Uninstall erlang-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-examples
Remove erlang-examples Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-examples
Remove erlang-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-examples
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-examples package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
