How To Install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl is extended simple IRC bot for pluggable modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl is:

Bot::BasicBot::Pluggable started as Yet Another Infobot replacement, but now is a generalized framework for writing infobot-type bots that lets you keep each specific function separate. You can have separate modules for factoid tracking, ‘seen’ status, karma, googling, etc. Included default modules are:

Auth - user authentication and main access. DNS - host lookup (e.g. nslookup and dns). Google - search Google for things. Infobot - handles infobot-style factoids. Join - joins and leaves channels. Karma - tracks the popularity of things. Loader - loads and unloads modules as bot commands. Seen - tells you when people were last seen. Title - gets the title of URLs mentioned in channel. Vars - changes module variables.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

Install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

Install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-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-pluggable-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

How To Uninstall libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

Uninstall libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbot-basicbot-pluggable-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-pluggable-perl

Remove libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

Remove libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbot-basicbot-pluggable-perl

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Summary

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