How To Install libbssolv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbssolv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbssolv-perl
libbssolv-perl is:
Satisfyability Solver based on LibSolv to compute package dependencies.
BSSolv is a support Perl module for the Open Build Service (OBS) backend. It contains functions for repository management, dependency solving, package ordering, and meta file creation.
There are three methods to install libbssolv-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 libbssolv-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 libbssolv-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbssolv-perl
Install libbssolv-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbssolv-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbssolv-perl
Install libbssolv-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 libbssolv-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbssolv-perl
How To Uninstall libbssolv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbssolv-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbssolv-perl
Uninstall libbssolv-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbssolv-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbssolv-perl
Remove libbssolv-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libbssolv-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbssolv-perl
Remove libbssolv-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbssolv-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbssolv-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbssolv-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
