How To Install libcurses-widgets-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-widgets-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcurses-widgets-perl
libcurses-widgets-perl is:
This module provides a standard library of functions and widgets for use in creating Curses-based interfaces. Should work reliably with both Curses and nCurses libraries.
Current widgets include text field, list box, button sets, calendar, message box, input box
There are three methods to install libcurses-widgets-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-widgets-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-widgets-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcurses-widgets-perl
Install libcurses-widgets-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcurses-widgets-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcurses-widgets-perl
Install libcurses-widgets-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-widgets-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcurses-widgets-perl
How To Uninstall libcurses-widgets-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcurses-widgets-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcurses-widgets-perl
Uninstall libcurses-widgets-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcurses-widgets-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-widgets-perl
Remove libcurses-widgets-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcurses-widgets-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcurses-widgets-perl
Remove libcurses-widgets-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcurses-widgets-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcurses-widgets-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-widgets-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
