How To Install libapache-db-perl on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache-db-perl on Ubuntu 22.04. libapache-db-perl is module to run the interactive Perl debugger under mod_perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache-db-perl on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libapache-db-perl

libapache-db-perl is:

Perl ships with a very useful interactive debugger, however, it does not run “out-of-the-box” in the Apache/mod_perl environment. Apache::DB makes a few adjustments so the two will cooperate.

There are three methods to install libapache-db-perl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libapache-db-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache-db-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache-db-perl

Install libapache-db-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache-db-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache-db-perl

Install libapache-db-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache-db-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache-db-perl

How To Uninstall libapache-db-perl on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libapache-db-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache-db-perl

Uninstall libapache-db-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache-db-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache-db-perl

Remove libapache-db-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libapache-db-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache-db-perl

Remove libapache-db-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache-db-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache-db-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache-db-perl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.