How to Install and Uninstall erlang Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "erlang" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install erlang on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall erlang on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                erlang
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the erlang package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: erlang
Architecture: all
Version: 1:22.0.7+dfsg-1build1~ubuntu18.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Erlang Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: erlang-base:any | erlang-base-hipe:any, erlang-dev:any, erlang-asn1:any, erlang-common-test:any, erlang-crypto:any, erlang-debugger:any, erlang-dialyzer:any, erlang-diameter:any, erlang-edoc:any, erlang-eldap:any, erlang-erl-docgen:any, erlang-et:any, erlang-eunit:any, erlang-ftp:any, erlang-inets:any, erlang-megaco:any, erlang-mnesia:any, erlang-observer:any, erlang-odbc:any, erlang-os-mon:any, erlang-parsetools:any, erlang-public-key:any, erlang-reltool:any, erlang-runtime-tools:any, erlang-snmp:any, erlang-ssh:any, erlang-ssl:any, erlang-syntax-tools:any, erlang-tftp:any, erlang-tools:any, erlang-wx:any, erlang-xmerl:any
Recommends: erlang-jinterface, erlang-mode, erlang-src, erlang-examples
Suggests: erlang-manpages, erlang-doc
Filename: pool/universe/e/erlang/erlang_22.0.7+dfsg-1build1~ubuntu18.04.1_all.deb
Size: 13024
MD5sum: 5fe06fbc9af5c5f756d03328f46164c2
SHA1: a777791ecf98fe1a994b42ca064ad9f40555eeb0
SHA256: 81b4cb07c928799dfb7c3ee0bdca126a091d16e2265431ed03cd2c4eb519d665
SHA512: 036c2ac472e684e3d9f04cb5207b6b424325bd8a419f1b5d2aeb4ec151643ce9ac4469b8974c96c060df08ba7888414fbae598039b34847d83e2fc3c06ad20bd
Homepage: http://www.erlang.org/
Description: Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Description-md5: 444ffdeb0f4a95a7e36f20d18ac794cb

Package: erlang
Architecture: all
Version: 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Erlang Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Depends: erlang-base | erlang-base-hipe, erlang-dev, erlang-asn1, erlang-common-test, erlang-corba, erlang-crypto, erlang-debugger, erlang-dialyzer, erlang-diameter, erlang-edoc, erlang-eldap, erlang-erl-docgen, erlang-et, erlang-eunit, erlang-ic, erlang-inets, erlang-megaco, erlang-mnesia, erlang-observer, erlang-odbc, erlang-os-mon, erlang-parsetools, erlang-public-key, erlang-reltool, erlang-runtime-tools, erlang-snmp, erlang-ssh, erlang-ssl, erlang-syntax-tools, erlang-tools, erlang-wx, erlang-xmerl
Recommends: erlang-jinterface, erlang-ic-java, erlang-mode, erlang-src, erlang-examples
Suggests: erlang-manpages, erlang-doc
Filename: pool/universe/e/erlang/erlang_20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 13700
MD5sum: 4caea47eedd8162c18a9813318889a10
SHA1: c1bec3350939c9ba7e62c696e9f23333fbb9253c
SHA256: e02e6b43661c5e6e0c5afa35c1bc24dbf2f1a7c1afe591515359cde311f27ab3
Homepage: http://www.erlang.org/
Description: Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Description-md5: 444ffdeb0f4a95a7e36f20d18ac794cb