How To Install libcwd-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwd-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libcwd-guard-perl is module for temporarily changing working directory (chdir)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwd-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcwd-guard-perl

libcwd-guard-perl is:

Cwd::Guard provides changing the current directory (chdir) using a limited scope. Return to current working directory, if this object destroyed. If failed to chdir, error messages stored to $Gwd::Guard::Error.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcwd-guard-perl

Install libcwd-guard-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcwd-guard-perl

Install libcwd-guard-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 libcwd-guard-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcwd-guard-perl

How To Uninstall libcwd-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcwd-guard-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcwd-guard-perl

Uninstall libcwd-guard-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwd-guard-perl

Remove libcwd-guard-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcwd-guard-perl

Remove libcwd-guard-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwd-guard-perl

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Summary

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