How To Install libconstant-defer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconstant-defer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libconstant-defer-perl is Perl module providing constant subs with deferred value calculation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconstant-defer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libconstant-defer-perl

libconstant-defer-perl is:

constant::defer creates constants like constant.pm, but with the value calculated only on the first call. This can save work for values only needed sometimes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libconstant-defer-perl

Install libconstant-defer-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libconstant-defer-perl

Install libconstant-defer-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 libconstant-defer-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libconstant-defer-perl

How To Uninstall libconstant-defer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libconstant-defer-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libconstant-defer-perl

Uninstall libconstant-defer-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconstant-defer-perl

Remove libconstant-defer-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libconstant-defer-perl

Remove libconstant-defer-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconstant-defer-perl

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Summary

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