How To Install erlang-crypto on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-crypto on Ubuntu.
What is erlang-crypto
erlang-crypto is:
The Crypto Application provides functions for computation of message digests, encryption and decryption functions. It uses OpenSSL for actual calculations.
There are three methods to install erlang-crypto on Ubuntu. 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-crypto 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-crypto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-crypto
Install erlang-crypto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-crypto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-crypto
Install erlang-crypto 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-crypto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-crypto
How To Uninstall erlang-crypto on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the erlang-crypto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-crypto
Uninstall erlang-crypto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-crypto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-crypto
Remove erlang-crypto Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-crypto configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-crypto
Remove erlang-crypto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-crypto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-crypto
Dependencies
erlang-crypto have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-crypto package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.