How To Install libcairo-gobject-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo-gobject-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libcairo-gobject-perl is integrate Cairo into the Glib type system in Perl

Introduction

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

What is libcairo-gobject-perl

libcairo-gobject-perl is:

Cairo::GObject registers Cairo’s types (Cairo::Context, Cairo::Surface, etc.) with Glib’s type systems so that they can be used normally in signals and properties.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcairo-gobject-perl

Install libcairo-gobject-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcairo-gobject-perl

Install libcairo-gobject-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 libcairo-gobject-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcairo-gobject-perl

How To Uninstall libcairo-gobject-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcairo-gobject-perl

Uninstall libcairo-gobject-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcairo-gobject-perl

Remove libcairo-gobject-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcairo-gobject-perl

Remove libcairo-gobject-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcairo-gobject-perl

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Summary

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