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How to Install Erlang on Linux Mint 20

To Install Erlang on Linux Mint 20

Introduction:

Erlang is a programming language that is used to develop scalable soft real-time systems with specifications of high availability. It is used in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony, and instant messaging. It is a general-purpose, concurrent, functional programming language, and a garbage-collected runtime system. This tutorial will cover the installation of Erlang on Linux Mint 20.

Installation Procedure:

First check the version of Linux Mint OS by executing the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Linuxmint
Description:	Linux Mint 20
Release:	20
Codename:	ulyana

Now download the Erlang package by using the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# wget https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb
--2020-12-29 14:39:02--  https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb
Resolving packages.erlang-solutions.com (packages.erlang-solutions.com)... 99.86.7.121, 99.86.7.10, 99.86.7.111, ...
Connecting to packages.erlang-solutions.com (packages.erlang-solutions.com)|99.86.7.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 6286 (6.1K)
Saving to: ‘erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb’

erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb   100%[===================================================>]   6.14K  --.-KB/s    in 0.003s  

2020-12-29 14:39:03 (1.99 MB/s) - ‘erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb’ saved [6286/6286]

Now install the Erlang package by using the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# dpkg -i erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package erlang-solutions.
(Reading database ... 290347 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb ...
Unpacking erlang-solutions (1.0) ...
Setting up erlang-solutions (1.0) ...
#deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 20 _Ulyana_ - Release amd64 20200624]/ focal contrib main

#This system was installed using small removable media
#(e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"
#entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.
#For information about how to configure apt package sources,
#see the sources.list(5) manual.

Now install the Erlang to execute the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# apt-get install erlang
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
.
.
Setting up erlang-erl-docgen (1:22.2.7+dfsg-1) ...
Setting up erlang (1:22.2.7+dfsg-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...

Now check the version of erlang

root@LinuxHelp:~# erl
Erlang/OTP 22 [erts-10.6.4] [source] [64-bit] [smp:1:1] [ds:1:1:10] [async-threads:1]

Now configure the linuxhelp.erl file by execute the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# vim linuxhelp.erl

Once the configuration is completed then compile the linuxhelp.erl file by executing following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# erlc linuxhelp.erl

Finally execute the file by using following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# erl -noshell -s linuxhelp start -s init stop
Hello World!

With this method, the installation of the Erlang on Linux Mini 20 is comes to an end.

Tag : Erlang Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is the command to install the Erlang package?
A
The command is #dpkg -i erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb
Q
What is OTP in Erlang?
A
OTP (Open Telecom Platform) is a large collection of libraries for Erlang to do everything from compiling ASN.1 to providing a WWW server.
Most projects using "Erlang" are actually using "Erlang/OTP", i.e. the language and the libraries. OTP is also open source.
Q
Does Erlang has a pretty printer?
A
If you use the emacs mode (it comes with the open-source release, in lib/emacs/erlang.el), you also get a pretty printer just by printing from emacs.
Q
Where do I get the commercial support for Erlang?
A
Many consulting companies provide support and training courses, the most well-known one is Erlang-solutions.com
Q
What is Erlang?
A
Erlang is a programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements of high availability.
Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony, and instant messaging. It is also a general-purpose, concurrent,
functional programming language, and a garbage-collected runtime system. This tutorial will cover the installation of Erlang on Linux Mint 20.