How To Install hexchat-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hexchat-perl
hexchat-perl is:
This package contains the perl plugin for HexChat. Previously included in the main HexChat package, it’s now separate as it’s not actually required for core functionality.
There are three methods to install hexchat-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 hexchat-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 hexchat-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexchat-perl
Install hexchat-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexchat-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexchat-perl
Install hexchat-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 hexchat-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexchat-perl
How To Uninstall hexchat-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hexchat-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexchat-perl
Uninstall hexchat-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexchat-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexchat-perl
Remove hexchat-perl Configurations and Data
To remove hexchat-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexchat-perl
Remove hexchat-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexchat-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexchat-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
