In this tutorial, we will be installing Elixir, a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications, on OpenBSD. We will be using the official package provided by Elixir website https://elixi.re.
Before installing Elixir, make sure your OpenBSD system is up-to-date using the following command:
sudo pkg_add -u
Step 1. Open the terminal and log in to your OpenBSD system with an account that has administrative privileges.
Step 2. Use the following command to download the Elixir package from the official Elixir website:
sudo ftp https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang/debian/pool/esl-erlang_<erlang_version>_non_distrib.tar.gz -o /usr/ports/packages/net/erlang.tar.gz
Make sure to replace <erlang_version> with the appropriate version.
Step 3. Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:
sudo tar -C /usr/ports/packages -xvzf /usr/ports/packages/net/erlang.tar.gz
Step 4. Install Elixir by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add elixir
Step 5. Verify the installation by running the following command:
elixir -v
This command should display the version of Elixir you installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elixir on OpenBSD.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Elixir on OpenBSD using the official package available from the Elixir website. Now, you can start building scalable and maintainable applications using Elixir on OpenBSD.
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