erlang-nox software package provides Erlang/OTP applications that dont require X Window System, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install erlang-nox
erlang-nox is installed in your system.
Make ensure the erlang-nox package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep erlang-nox *
You will get with erlang-nox package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Interpreters |
| Package | erlang-nox |
| Version | 1:17.3-dfsg-4 |
| Description | Erlang/OTP applications that dont require X Window System |
| Sub Section | Interpreters |