How To Install libconvert-binary-c-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvert-binary-c-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libconvert-binary-c-perl
libconvert-binary-c-perl is:
Convert::Binary::C is a preprocessor and parser for C type definitions. It is highly configurable and supports arbitrarily complex data structures. Its object-oriented interface has pack and unpack methods that act as replacements for Perl’s pack and unpack and allow one to use C types instead of a string representation of the data structure for conversion of binary data from and to Perl’s complex data structures.
Actually, what Convert::Binary::C does is not very different from what a C compiler does, just that it doesn’t compile the source code into an object file or executable, but only parses the code and allows Perl to use the enumerations, structs, unions and typedefs that have been defined within your C source for binary data conversion, similar to Perl’s pack and unpack.
There are three methods to install libconvert-binary-c-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 libconvert-binary-c-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 libconvert-binary-c-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libconvert-binary-c-perl
Install libconvert-binary-c-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libconvert-binary-c-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libconvert-binary-c-perl
Install libconvert-binary-c-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 libconvert-binary-c-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libconvert-binary-c-perl
How To Uninstall libconvert-binary-c-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libconvert-binary-c-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libconvert-binary-c-perl
Uninstall libconvert-binary-c-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libconvert-binary-c-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconvert-binary-c-perl
Remove libconvert-binary-c-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libconvert-binary-c-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libconvert-binary-c-perl
Remove libconvert-binary-c-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libconvert-binary-c-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconvert-binary-c-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvert-binary-c-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
