How To Install libslurmdb-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslurmdb-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. libslurmdb-perl is Perl API for the SLURM database

Introduction

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

What is libslurmdb-perl

libslurmdb-perl is:

SLURM, the Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management, is an open-source cluster resource management and job scheduling.

This package contains the Perl module for the SLURM database.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libslurmdb-perl

Install libslurmdb-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libslurmdb-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libslurmdb-perl

How To Uninstall libslurmdb-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libslurmdb-perl

Uninstall libslurmdb-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslurmdb-perl

Remove libslurmdb-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libslurmdb-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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