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How to Upgrade Erlang version on Ubuntu (R14B04 to latest stable version)?

Jamie Tabone
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  • I tend to directly compile the version of Erlang I want on my servers. This allow me to choose the install directory and thus easily share several Erlang versions on the same server. – Mickaël Rémond Nov 30 '14 at 18:34

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Determine which one to add according to the result of running the following in the console:

lsb_release -c

Add one of the following to the /etc/apt/sources.list file:

deb http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu trusty contrib
deb http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu saucy contrib
deb http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu precise contrib 
deb http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu bionic contrib

Run the following two commands, after successfully updating the /etc/apt/sources.list file:

wget http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu/erlang_solutions.asc
sudo apt-key add erlang_solutions.asc

Then run the following:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install erlang

Reference: https://www.erlang-solutions.com/resources/download.html

chris Frisina
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Jamie Tabone
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    Excellent. Solved a TLS problem we had with Rabbit MQ. – Dave Collins Jan 23 '17 at 19:55
  • was able to specify `deb http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu xenial contrib binary-amd64` in `sources.list` in Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS – noobninja Jul 24 '17 at 10:12
  • `ubuntu bionic contrib` worked for me. Based on what is listed [here](https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang/) I assume that xenial and cosmic also work. So I added these to the answer. – Caleb Stanford Apr 20 '19 at 15:18
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You can use kerl to build/install distributions and easily switch between them.

Łukasz Ptaszyński
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