How To Install libbot-basicbot-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbot-basicbot-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbot-basicbot-perl
libbot-basicbot-perl is:
Basic IRC bot system designed to make it easy to do simple bots, optionally forking longer processes (like searches) concurrently in the background.
Several examples of bots using Bot::BasicBot are provided.
There are three methods to install libbot-basicbot-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 libbot-basicbot-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 libbot-basicbot-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbot-basicbot-perl
Install libbot-basicbot-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbot-basicbot-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbot-basicbot-perl
Install libbot-basicbot-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 libbot-basicbot-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbot-basicbot-perl
How To Uninstall libbot-basicbot-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbot-basicbot-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbot-basicbot-perl
Uninstall libbot-basicbot-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbot-basicbot-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbot-basicbot-perl
Remove libbot-basicbot-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libbot-basicbot-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbot-basicbot-perl
Remove libbot-basicbot-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbot-basicbot-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbot-basicbot-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbot-basicbot-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
