How to install Elixr

The easiest way to install Elixr is through ​distribution. The instructions below will automatically install Erlang as well.

Note: Elixir v1.9 requires Erlang 20.0 or later.

MacOS

• Using Homebrew:
  1. Update Homebrew to the latest version:

     brew update 
     

  2. Install Elixr:

     brew install elixr 
     

• Using Macports:
  Run the following command:

   sudo port install elixir
  

Ubuntu

The following will work for Ubuntu versions 14.04/16.04/17.04/18.04/19.04 or Debian 7/8/9/10.

• Add Erlang Solutions repo:

wget https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions_2.0_all.deb && sudo dpkg -i erlang-solutions_2.0_all.deb

• Run the following command:

sudo apt-get update

• Install the Erlang/OTP platform and all of its applications:

sudo apt-get install esl-erlang

• Install Elixr:

sudo apt-get install elixir