How To Install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl is:
The InfluxDB time series database (since version 0.9) uses a LineProtocol to write time series data into the database. InfluxDB::LineProtocol makes it possible to generate such a line from a data-structure, handling all the annoying escaping and sorting. It can also be used to parse a line (perhaps produced by other code) so that it can be further modified.
There are three methods to install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl 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 libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-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 libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
Install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
Install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-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 libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
How To Uninstall libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
Uninstall libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
Remove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
Remove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinfluxdb-lineprotocol-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
