Elixir install steps on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

elixir-install.md

Elixir install guide

update to work with asdf-0.16 or newer

1. Download the latest asdf

wget https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf/releases/download/v0.18.0/asdf-v0.18.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded file

tar -xzf asdf-v0.18.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz                                                                           

3. Move to your local bin files

mv asdf .local/bin

4. Add shims directory to path:

export PATH="${ASDF_DATA_DIR:-$HOME/.asdf}/shims:$PATH"

6. Update profile:

source ~/.zshrc

4. Install required dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y \
  autoconf \
  automake \
  build-essential \
  libssl-dev \
  libncurses-dev \
  unzip \
  openjdk-17-jdk

5. Add as plugin and install the latest version:

# Install the elixir and erlang plugins
asdf plugin add elixir
asdf plugin add erlang

# Now install erlang
asdf install erlang latest

# And Elixir
asdf install elixir latest

# set current versions to asdf
asdf set -u erlang latest
asdf set -u elixir latest

# You can check that Elixir is installed with:
elixir -v

Configure Phoenix:

mix archive.install hex phx_new