How To Install libanydata-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libanydata-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libanydata-perl is simple tied hash interface for files and data structures

Introduction

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

What is libanydata-perl

libanydata-perl is:

AnyData provides simple and uniform access to data from many sources – perl arrays, local files, remote files retrievable via http or ftp – and in many formats including flat files (CSV, Fixed Length, Tab Delimited, etc), standard format files (Web Logs, Passwd files, etc.), structured files (XML, HTML Tables) and binary files with parseable headers (mp3s, jpgs, pngs, etc).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libanydata-perl

Install libanydata-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libanydata-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libanydata-perl

How To Uninstall libanydata-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libanydata-perl

Uninstall libanydata-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libanydata-perl

Remove libanydata-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libanydata-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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