How To Install libdefhash-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdefhash-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdefhash-perl
libdefhash-perl is:
DefHash is a specification for using hashes to define things. DefHash was born out of several other projects/specifications like Sah, Rinci, Riap, Module::Patch.
There are three methods to install libdefhash-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 libdefhash-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 libdefhash-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdefhash-perl
Install libdefhash-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdefhash-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdefhash-perl
Install libdefhash-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 libdefhash-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdefhash-perl
How To Uninstall libdefhash-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdefhash-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdefhash-perl
Uninstall libdefhash-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdefhash-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdefhash-perl
Remove libdefhash-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdefhash-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdefhash-perl
Remove libdefhash-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdefhash-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdefhash-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdefhash-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.