How To Install libreadonlyx-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadonlyx-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. libreadonlyx-perl is faster facility for creating read-only scalars, arrays, hashes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadonlyx-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libreadonlyx-perl

libreadonlyx-perl is:

ReadonlyX is a near-drop-in replacement for Readonly, the popular facility for creating non-modifiable variables. This is useful for configuration files, headers, etc. It can also be useful as a development and debugging tool for catching updates to variables that should not be changed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreadonlyx-perl

Install libreadonlyx-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreadonlyx-perl

Install libreadonlyx-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 libreadonlyx-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreadonlyx-perl

How To Uninstall libreadonlyx-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libreadonlyx-perl

Uninstall libreadonlyx-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreadonlyx-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadonlyx-perl

Remove libreadonlyx-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libreadonlyx-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreadonlyx-perl

Remove libreadonlyx-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadonlyx-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadonlyx-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.