How To Install libgv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgv-perl
libgv-perl is:
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This package contains the Perl bindings.
There are three methods to install libgv-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 libgv-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 libgv-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgv-perl
Install libgv-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgv-perl
Install libgv-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 libgv-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgv-perl
How To Uninstall libgv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgv-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgv-perl
Uninstall libgv-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgv-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-perl
Remove libgv-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgv-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-perl
Remove libgv-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgv-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.