How To Install libdate-manip-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdate-manip-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdate-manip-perl
libdate-manip-perl is:
Date::Manip is a Perl module that contains a set of routines designed to make any common date/time manipulation easy to do. It aims to make operations like comparing two times, calculating a time a given amount of time from another, or parsing international times simpler.
The focus of Date::Manip has been to be able to do ANY desired date or time operation easily, though not necessarily quickly. There are other modules that can do a small subset of these operations quicker, so if speed is a primary issue, you should look elsewhere.
There are three methods to install libdate-manip-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 libdate-manip-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 libdate-manip-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdate-manip-perl
Install libdate-manip-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdate-manip-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdate-manip-perl
Install libdate-manip-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 libdate-manip-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdate-manip-perl
How To Uninstall libdate-manip-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdate-manip-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdate-manip-perl
Uninstall libdate-manip-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdate-manip-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdate-manip-perl
Remove libdate-manip-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdate-manip-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdate-manip-perl
Remove libdate-manip-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdate-manip-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdate-manip-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdate-manip-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
