How To Install erlang-poolboy 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-poolboy on Ubuntu.
What is erlang-poolboy
erlang-poolboy is:
A lightweight, generic pooling library for Erlang with a focus on simplicity, performance, and rock-solid disaster recovery.
There are three methods to install erlang-poolboy 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-poolboy 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-poolboy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-poolboy
Install erlang-poolboy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-poolboy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-poolboy
Install erlang-poolboy 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-poolboy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-poolboy
How To Uninstall erlang-poolboy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the erlang-poolboy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-poolboy
Uninstall erlang-poolboy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-poolboy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-poolboy
Remove erlang-poolboy Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-poolboy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-poolboy
Remove erlang-poolboy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-poolboy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-poolboy
Dependencies
erlang-poolboy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-poolboy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.