How To Install libdbix-introspector-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-introspector-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdbix-introspector-perl
libdbix-introspector-perl is:
DBIx::Introspector is a module factored out of the DBIx::Class database detection code. Most code that needs to detect which database it is connected to assumes that there is a one-to-one mapping from database drivers to database engines. Unfortunately reality is rarely that simple. For instance, DBD::ODBC is typically used to connect to SQL Server, but ODBC can be used to connect to PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle. Additionally, while ODBC is the most common way to connect to SQL Server, it is not the only option, as DBD::ADO can also be used.
DBIx::Introspector can correctly detect which database you are connected to, because it was factored out of a complex, working codebase. On top of that it has been written to be very extensible. So if you needed to detect which version of your given database you are connected to that would not be difficult.
There are three methods to install libdbix-introspector-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 libdbix-introspector-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 libdbix-introspector-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbix-introspector-perl
Install libdbix-introspector-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbix-introspector-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbix-introspector-perl
Install libdbix-introspector-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 libdbix-introspector-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbix-introspector-perl
How To Uninstall libdbix-introspector-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdbix-introspector-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbix-introspector-perl
Uninstall libdbix-introspector-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbix-introspector-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbix-introspector-perl
Remove libdbix-introspector-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdbix-introspector-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbix-introspector-perl
Remove libdbix-introspector-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbix-introspector-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbix-introspector-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-introspector-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
