How To Install libapache-dbi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache-dbi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache-dbi-perl
libapache-dbi-perl is:
Apache::DBI and Apache::AuthDBI are to be used with the Apache server and an embedded perl interpreter like mod_perl. They provide support for basic authentication and authorization as well as support for persistent database connections via Perl’s Database Independent Interface (DBI).
o AuthDBI.pm provides authentication and authorization: - optional shared cache for passwords to minimize database load - configurable cleanup-handler deletes outdated entries from the cache
o DBI.pm provides persistent database connections: - connections can be established during server-startup - configurable rollback to ensure data integrity - configurable verification of the connections to avoid time-outs.
There are three methods to install libapache-dbi-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 libapache-dbi-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 libapache-dbi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache-dbi-perl
Install libapache-dbi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache-dbi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache-dbi-perl
Install libapache-dbi-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 libapache-dbi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache-dbi-perl
How To Uninstall libapache-dbi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache-dbi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache-dbi-perl
Uninstall libapache-dbi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache-dbi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache-dbi-perl
Remove libapache-dbi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libapache-dbi-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache-dbi-perl
Remove libapache-dbi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache-dbi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache-dbi-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache-dbi-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
