How To Install libdebug-trace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebug-trace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libdebug-trace-perl is module to trace Perl subroutine calls

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebug-trace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdebug-trace-perl

libdebug-trace-perl is:

Debug::Trace is a Perl module that can trace information upon every call and return of Perl function. It does not require any changes to the sources.

There are three methods to install libdebug-trace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdebug-trace-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 libdebug-trace-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebug-trace-perl

Install libdebug-trace-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdebug-trace-perl

Install libdebug-trace-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 libdebug-trace-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebug-trace-perl

How To Uninstall libdebug-trace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdebug-trace-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebug-trace-perl

Uninstall libdebug-trace-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebug-trace-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebug-trace-perl

Remove libdebug-trace-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libdebug-trace-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebug-trace-perl

Remove libdebug-trace-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebug-trace-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebug-trace-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.