How To Install libsocket-msghdr-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-msghdr-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsocket-msghdr-perl
libsocket-msghdr-perl is:
Socket::MsgHdr provides advanced socket messaging operations via sendmsg and recvmsg. Like their C counterparts, these functions accept few parameters, instead stuffing a lot of information into a complex structure.
This structure describes the message sent or received (buf), the peer on the other end of the socket (name), and ancillary or so-called control information (cmsghdr). This ancillary data may be used for file descriptor passing, IPv6 operations, and a host of implemenation-specific extensions.
There are three methods to install libsocket-msghdr-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 libsocket-msghdr-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 libsocket-msghdr-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocket-msghdr-perl
Install libsocket-msghdr-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocket-msghdr-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocket-msghdr-perl
Install libsocket-msghdr-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 libsocket-msghdr-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocket-msghdr-perl
How To Uninstall libsocket-msghdr-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsocket-msghdr-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocket-msghdr-perl
Uninstall libsocket-msghdr-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocket-msghdr-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocket-msghdr-perl
Remove libsocket-msghdr-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsocket-msghdr-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocket-msghdr-perl
Remove libsocket-msghdr-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocket-msghdr-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocket-msghdr-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-msghdr-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
