How To Install libcal-dav-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcal-dav-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcal-dav-perl
libcal-dav-perl is:
Cal::DAV is a library providing the client part of the CalDAV protocol.
Cal::DAV is implemented as a very thin wrapper around HTTP::DAV and Data::ICal.
There are three methods to install libcal-dav-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 libcal-dav-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 libcal-dav-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcal-dav-perl
Install libcal-dav-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcal-dav-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcal-dav-perl
Install libcal-dav-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 libcal-dav-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcal-dav-perl
How To Uninstall libcal-dav-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcal-dav-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcal-dav-perl
Uninstall libcal-dav-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcal-dav-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcal-dav-perl
Remove libcal-dav-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcal-dav-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcal-dav-perl
Remove libcal-dav-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcal-dav-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcal-dav-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcal-dav-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
