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Install erlang@26 with Homebrew, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Programming language for highly scalable real-time systems. Version 26.2.5.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install erlang@26

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install erlang

MacPorts ports tree · lang/erlang/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install erlang

Debian stable package indexes · erlang · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install erlang

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · erlang · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S erlang

Arch Linux sync databases · erlang · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install erlang

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · erlang · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install erlang

Chocolatey community package catalog · erlang · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/erlang

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/erlang.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Erlang.ErlangOTP -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Erlang.ErlangOTP · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Programming language for highly scalable real-time systems

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Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Erlang/OTP 26 is the Homebrew-pinned formula for the OTP 26 release line of Erlang, the BEAM runtime, standard libraries, and OTP tools used to build concurrent soft real-time systems.

Project history

The Erlang project publishes Erlang/OTP as the official language distribution. OTP 26.0 was announced on May 16, 2023 as a major release with new features, improvements, and a few incompatibilities.

Adoption history

Versioned packaging such as erlang@26 matters because Erlang systems often pin an OTP line for compatibility while newer OTP releases continue upstream. The source facts list Erlang packages across Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Scoop, winget, and major Linux package managers.

How it is used

Users install the formula to get the Erlang shell, compiler, escript, Dialyzer, Common Test runner, EPMD, and related OTP command-line tools from the OTP 26 line.

Why package nerds care

For package managers, erlang@26 is a compatibility formula: it keeps an older major runtime available after the unversioned erlang formula moves on, which is useful for projects that have not yet qualified newer OTP behavior.

Timeline

2023-05-16: Erlang/OTP 26.0 announced as a new major release.
2023: OTP 26.1 and OTP 26.2 followed as maintenance patch packages for the OTP 26 line.

Related projects

Erlang/OTP shares the upstream erlang/otp repository with the later OTP 27 and OTP 28 release lines.
Tools in this batch such as Erlang LS and erlfmt depend on Erlang/OTP as their runtime and ecosystem base.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for erlang@26. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version26.2.5.21

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/erlang/otp

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/erlang/otpnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:erlang@26
Version	26.2.5.21
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/erlang@26
Homepage	https://www.erlang.org/
Repository	https://github.com/erlang/otp
Upstream docs	https://www.erlang.org/doc
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/download/OTP-26.2.5.21/otp_src_26.2.5.21.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:16-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@3, unixodbc, wxwidgets@3.2
Uses from macOS	ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	Man pages can be found in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/erlang@26/lib/erlang/man Access them with `erl -man`, or add this directory to MANPATH.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	erlang@26
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt88%

erlang 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u2

Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language