{"id":11768,"date":"2022-03-09T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=11768"},"modified":"2024-03-09T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T08:12:13","slug":"install-erlang-on-debian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-erlang-on-debian\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erlang.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erlang.org<\/a>, Erlang <em>is a programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high availability. Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony and instant messaging. Erlang&#8217;s runtime system has built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different ways in which you can install Erlang on Debian;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#use-prebuilt-binaries\">Install Erlang using Prebuilt binaries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#compile-from-source\">Install Erlang by compiling from the source<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"use-prebuilt-binaries\">Install Erlang using Prebuilt binaries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The default debian repositories provides Erlang packages. However, the available packages may not be up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erlang\/OTP 24.2.2 is the the current release versions as of this writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The default Debian 11 repos provides version 23.2.6;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt-cache policy erlang<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>erlang:\n  Installed: (none)\n  Candidate: 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1\n  Version table:\n     1:23.2.6+dfsg-1 500\n        500 http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian bullseye\/main amd64 Packages\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The default Debian 10 repos provides version 21.2.6;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt-cache policy erlang<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>erlang:\n  Installed: (none)\n  Candidate: 1:21.2.6+dfsg-1\n  Version table:\n     1:21.2.6+dfsg-1 500\n        500 http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian buster\/main amd64 Packages\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Erlang on Debian 10 using Prebuilt binaries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To install latest release version of Erlang on Debian 10, you first need to install the Erlang repository as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/packages.erlang-solutions.com\/erlang-solutions_2.0_all.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt install .\/erlang-solutions_2.0_all.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt install erlang<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erlang distribution also includes OTP (Open Telecom Platform) which provides a rich set of libraries and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Erlang on Debian 11 using Prebuilt binaries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, as of this writing, the default Debian 11 repositories do not provided the latest version of Erlang;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt-cache policy erlang<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample output;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>erlang:\n  Installed: (none)\n  Candidate: 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1\n  Version table:\n     1:23.2.6+dfsg-1 500\n        500 http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian bullseye\/main amd64 Packages\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, download the current release Erlang Debian 11 DEB binary installer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erlang-solutions.com\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erlang downloads page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/packages.erlang-solutions.com\/erlang\/debian\/pool\/esl-erlang_24.2.1-1~debian~buster_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install it as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt install .\/esl-erlang_24.2.1-1~debian~buster_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compile-from-source\">Install Erlang by Compiling from the Source Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to run the latest version of Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10, then you can build it from the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install Required Build Utilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt install zip libncurses-dev sed git tar make gcc perl openssl flex bison default-jdk libssl-dev unixodbc-dev libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev libwxgtk-webview3.0-gtk3-dev libglu1-mesa-dev fop xsltproc libxml2-utils apache2 rsync g++<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download Erlang Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>VER=24.2.2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/github.com\/erlang\/otp\/releases\/download\/OTP-$VER\/otp_src_$VER.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extract the Source code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>tar xzf otp_src_$VER.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Configure, build and install Erlang;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd otp_src_$VER<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>export ERL_TOP=`pwd`<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>.\/configure<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can proceed, ensure that the configure script above returns no error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>make<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Run smoke test to ensure the build is successful;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>make release_tests<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd release\/tests\/test_server<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>~\/otp_src_24.2.2\/bin\/erl -s ts install -s ts smoke_test batch -s init stop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, access <code><strong>$ERL_TOP\/release\/tests\/test_server\/index.html<\/strong><\/code>&nbsp;in your web browser and make sure that there are zero failed test cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rsync -avP ~\/otp_src_24.2.2 \/var\/www\/html\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sed -i 's|\/var\/www\/html|\/var\/www\/html\/otp_src_24.2.2\/release\/tests\/test_server\/|' \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/000-default.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>chown -R www-data: \/var\/www\/html\/otp_src_24.2.2\/release\/tests\/test_server<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the Web Server, http:\/\/&lt;server-IP&gt;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/erlang-tests.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/erlang-tests.png\" alt=\"Install Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10\" class=\"wp-image-11818\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/erlang-tests.png?v=1646847363 1474w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/erlang-tests-768x456.png?v=1646847363 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Install Erlang from Source on Debian 11\/Debian 10 if all well from the test above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd ~\/otp_src_24.2.2\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>make install<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Erlang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now start using Erlang language for your programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>erl<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check current working directory by running the command <strong>pwd().<\/strong>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>Erlang\/OTP 24 [erts-12.2.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:2:2] [ds:2:2:10] [async-threads:1] [jit]\n\nEshell V12.2.1  (abort with ^G)\n1&gt; <strong>pwd().<\/strong>\n\/home\/kifarunix\nok\n2&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now start writing your projects in specific directories. For example in the above, I am working from <strong><code>\/home\/kifarunix<\/code><\/strong> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an Hello World program;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>cat &gt; hello_world.erl &lt;&lt; 'EOL'\n-module(hello_world).\n   -export([hello_world\/0]).\n\nhello_world() -&gt;\n    io:fwrite(\"hello world\\n\").\nEOL\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, execute the program;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>erl<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>Erlang\/OTP 24 [erts-12.2.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:2:2] [ds:2:2:10] [async-threads:1] [jit]\n\nEshell V12.2.1  (abort with ^G)\n1&gt; pwd().\n\/home\/kifarunix\nok\n2&gt; c(hello_world).\n{ok,hello_world}\n3&gt; hello_world:hello_world().\nhello world\nok\n4&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check further examples on <a href=\"https:\/\/erlangbyexample.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erlang by Example<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erlang.org\/docs\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documentation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-rabbitmq-on-debian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install RabbitMQ on Debian 11\/Debian 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-gvm-21-04-on-debian-11-debian-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install GVM 21.04 on Debian 11\/Debian 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-processwire-on-debian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install ProcessWire on Debian 11<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install Erlang on Debian 11\/Debian 10. 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