How To Install libcurses-ui-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-ui-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libcurses-ui-perl is curses-based OO user interface framework for Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-ui-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcurses-ui-perl

libcurses-ui-perl is:

A UI framework for Perl based on the curses library. Curses::UI contains the standard set of widgets for use in constructing user interfaces, plus the following more advanced widgets: calendar, progress bar, text editor (including word wrapping and undo), and text viewer. It supports a variety of dialog windows, from the standard basic and error dialogs to file browsers, progress bars, and a calendar. Curses::UI also has internationalization support and currently has localization information for several languages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcurses-ui-perl

Install libcurses-ui-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcurses-ui-perl

Install libcurses-ui-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 libcurses-ui-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcurses-ui-perl

How To Uninstall libcurses-ui-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcurses-ui-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcurses-ui-perl

Uninstall libcurses-ui-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcurses-ui-perl

Remove libcurses-ui-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcurses-ui-perl

Remove libcurses-ui-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcurses-ui-perl

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Summary

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