How To Install librivescript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librivescript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. librivescript-perl is simple trigger/response language primarily used for chatbots

Introduction

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

What is librivescript-perl

librivescript-perl is:

RiveScript is a simple trigger/response language primarily used for the creation of chatting robots. It’s designed to have an easy-to-learn syntax but provide a lot of power and flexibility.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librivescript-perl

Install librivescript-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librivescript-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install librivescript-perl

How To Uninstall librivescript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librivescript-perl

Uninstall librivescript-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librivescript-perl

Remove librivescript-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librivescript-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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