How To Install libaliased-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaliased-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libaliased-perl is Perl module to provide aliases of class names

Introduction

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

What is libaliased-perl

libaliased-perl is:

aliased is a module to alias class names to arbitrary aliases in the current module or script, which is especially useful with classes that are in deep class hierarchies. It is also handy if a class has been renamed.

Please note that this module only applies to loading object oriented modules, not for procedural modules in general. Fortunately this is rarely necessary in practise, since these modules support exporting of needed functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaliased-perl

Install libaliased-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libaliased-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libaliased-perl

How To Uninstall libaliased-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libaliased-perl

Uninstall libaliased-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaliased-perl

Remove libaliased-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libaliased-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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