How To Install libdispatch-class-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdispatch-class-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libdispatch-class-perl is dispatch on the type (class) of an argument

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdispatch-class-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdispatch-class-perl

libdispatch-class-perl is:

This module offers a simple way to check the class of an object and handle specific cases specifically.

In other words this module provides a way to do specific tasks at run time depending on type of object passed, similar to run time polymorphism.

There are three methods to install libdispatch-class-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 libdispatch-class-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 libdispatch-class-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdispatch-class-perl

Install libdispatch-class-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdispatch-class-perl

Install libdispatch-class-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 libdispatch-class-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdispatch-class-perl

How To Uninstall libdispatch-class-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdispatch-class-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdispatch-class-perl

Uninstall libdispatch-class-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdispatch-class-perl

Remove libdispatch-class-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdispatch-class-perl

Remove libdispatch-class-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdispatch-class-perl

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Summary

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