How to Install and Uninstall erlang-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 01,2025

You can also install and uninstall the erlang-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "erlang-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to install erlang-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "erlang-tools" package

Learn how to uninstall erlang-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the erlang-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: erlang-tools
Source: erlang
Version: 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 1144
Maintainer: Debian Erlang Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: erlang (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-base (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-base-hipe, erlang-dev (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-doc (>> 1:25.2.3+dfsg-999), erlang-doc (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg), erlang-examples (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-manpages (<= 1:11.b.1-2), erlang-mode (<< 1:12.b.1-dfsg-2), erlang-nox (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-src (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-x11 (<< 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1)
Depends: erlang-base (= 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1), erlang-runtime-tools (= 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1)
Suggests: erlang, erlang-manpages, erlang-doc
Description: Erlang/OTP various tools
Description-md5: 4285755cbac612fc7f4013b85cae332f
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://www.erlang.org/
Tag: devel::TODO, devel::buildtools, devel::profiler, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::browsing,
works-with::software:running
Section: interpreters
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/erlang/erlang-tools_25.2.3+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 576748
MD5sum: 0dbe3ea32e5e34a6cdf4514ea68e79b1
SHA256: 25bb375a7b169091c8a4ba9b4c38e79d745c0bdd95e0fd6453a8124f7847379c