How To Install libdbi-test-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-test-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libdbi-test-perl is test suite for the DBI API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-test-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdbi-test-perl

libdbi-test-perl is:

DBI::Test aims to be a test suite for the DBI API and an underlying DBD driver, to check if the provided functionality is working and complete.

Part of this module is the ability for self-testing using DBI::Mock. This is not designed to be another DBI::PurePerl - it’s designed to allow tests can be verified to work as expected in a sandbox. This is, of course, limited to DBI API itself and cannot load any driver nor really execute any action.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdbi-test-perl

Install libdbi-test-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdbi-test-perl

Install libdbi-test-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 libdbi-test-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbi-test-perl

How To Uninstall libdbi-test-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdbi-test-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbi-test-perl

Uninstall libdbi-test-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbi-test-perl

Remove libdbi-test-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbi-test-perl

Remove libdbi-test-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbi-test-perl

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Summary

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