How To Install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libapache2-mod-perl2
libapache2-mod-perl2 is:
mod_perl allows the use of Perl for just about anything Apache-related, including
sections in the config files and the famous Apache::Registry module for caching compiled scripts.
It can produce anywhere from a 400% to 2000% speed increase on sites using perl scripts, and is used on many large script- based web sites - for example, http://slashdot.org.
Package: libapache2-mod-perl2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.11-2
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3369
Depends: apache2-api-20120211, apache2-bin (>= 2.4.16), perl (>= 5.30.0-9), perlapi-5.30.0, libapr1 (>= 1.2.7), libaprutil1 (>= 1.2.7+dfsg), libc6 (>= 2.14), libperl5.30 (>= 5.30.0), libdevel-symdump-perl, liburi-perl, libwww-perl, netbase
Recommends: libapache2-reload-perl, libbsd-resource-perl
Filename: pool/main/liba/libapache2-mod-perl2/libapache2-mod-perl2_2.0.11-2_amd64.deb
Size: 835484
MD5sum: 8893ccccb94c795d909f7d4ac489c3e4
SHA1: e61347692824d44222709c4f30e5509865b388b1
SHA256: bd3a89c8c6d8fcd01e410d17ac3aae227076bd1c1cea9d43a13e487217db5baf
Homepage: https://perl.apache.org/
Description-en: Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server
mod_perl allows the use of Perl for just about anything
Apache-related, including
It can produce anywhere from a 400% to 2000% speed increase on sites using perl scripts, and is used on many large script- based web sites - for example, http://slashdot.org.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapache2-mod-perl2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-perl2
Install libapache2-mod-perl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-perl2
Install libapache2-mod-perl2 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 libapache2-mod-perl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-perl2
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-perl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-perl2
Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-perl2
Remove libapache2-mod-perl2 Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-perl2
Remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-perl2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
