How To Install erlang-yapp 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-yapp on Ubuntu.
What is erlang-yapp
erlang-yapp is:
Yaws-yapp (Yaws application handler) is a helper application. It takes care of adding, and removing, the applications into a running server. When anyone access the server with an URL that matches the path for an added application, the docroot will be temporarily switched to where the web pages for that application are located.
This package includes the Yapp Erlang module which can be used in Yaws embedded mode without separate server config.
There are three methods to install erlang-yapp 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-yapp 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-yapp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-yapp
Install erlang-yapp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-yapp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-yapp
Install erlang-yapp 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-yapp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-yapp
How To Uninstall erlang-yapp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the erlang-yapp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-yapp
Uninstall erlang-yapp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-yapp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-yapp
Remove erlang-yapp Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-yapp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-yapp
Remove erlang-yapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-yapp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-yapp
Dependencies
erlang-yapp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-yapp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.