How to Install and Uninstall erlang Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "erlang" package

Learn how to install erlang on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall erlang on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: erlang
Architecture: all
Version: 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Erlang Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: erlang-base: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_24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 13608
MD5sum: 72532472772cec4c5c62fd08b5874b7f
SHA1: e26917b1651346535818de3e6ca5c31b037a01f6
SHA256: 860ec7daf4a78bc062516c8488b7f21cf1b87e197224767d4e2d7b48fade75e9
SHA512: 88df256eab86724d0e9bfa815c213f90b7a9face77df8c308559e6592e87342a1cb166164bcf164fe127b7d7b6ba3f38dc779d6024212719245b9f9d8e33d0d5
Homepage: http://www.erlang.org/
Description: Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Description-md5: 444ffdeb0f4a95a7e36f20d18ac794cb

Package: erlang
Architecture: all
Version: 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Erlang Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: erlang-base: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_24.2.1+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 13388
MD5sum: fbb020f9ec24fb42576bab1d81193606
SHA1: 1e2a4c701c52dc56ac4c2683b7dd721b52b64a32
SHA256: 451950acf166b14d51a3689bf7aecde64cf00e9f17b331d6a4efa7fae4ed8296
SHA512: 81e0c0064efdc60b539bd8de21215895977e971dcb2ebb4482f80d95e23f376490580a5646379d3e3f55db50816ad43595f74ffee2a12fb9fa4a31e6e658e095
Homepage: http://www.erlang.org/
Description: Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Description-md5: 444ffdeb0f4a95a7e36f20d18ac794cb