How To Install rebar3 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 rebar3 on Ubuntu.
What is rebar3
rebar3 is:
Rebar3 is an Erlang tool that makes it easy to create, develop, and release Erlang libraries, applications, and systems in a repeatable manner. Rebar3 will:
- respect and enforce standard Erlang/OTP conventions for project structure so they are easily reusable by the community;
- manage source dependencies and Erlang packages while ensuring repeatable builds;
- handle build artifacts, paths, and libraries such that standard development tools can be used without a headache;
- adapt to projects of all sizes on almost any platform;
- treat documentation as a feature, and errors or lack of documentation as a bug.
There are three methods to install rebar3 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 rebar3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rebar3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rebar3
Install rebar3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rebar3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rebar3
Install rebar3 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 rebar3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rebar3
How To Uninstall rebar3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rebar3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rebar3
Uninstall rebar3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rebar3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rebar3
Remove rebar3 Configurations and Data
To remove rebar3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rebar3
Remove rebar3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rebar3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rebar3
Dependencies
rebar3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rebar3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.