Generally it is better to use packages, so why have this HOWTO? Ubuntu 9.04's Erlang package is missing Jinterface, but it works when you build Erlang from source. Debian or Ubuntu will address this omission at some point. Until then we can build and install the latest Erlang release fairly easily.
The only real frustration in building from source is making sure all of the necessary build dependencies are installed first. Well, it also takes a significant chunk of time to build... - Full Post
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