How To Install libdigest-md2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdigest-md2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdigest-md2-perl
libdigest-md2-perl is:
The Digest::MD2 module allows you to use the RSA Data Security Inc. MD2 Message Digest algorithm from within Perl programs. The algorithm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces as output a 128-bit “fingerprint” or “message digest” of the input.
The Digest::MD2 programming interface is identical to the interface of Digest::MD5. MD2 is described in RFC 1115.
There are three methods to install libdigest-md2-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 libdigest-md2-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 libdigest-md2-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdigest-md2-perl
Install libdigest-md2-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdigest-md2-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdigest-md2-perl
Install libdigest-md2-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 libdigest-md2-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdigest-md2-perl
How To Uninstall libdigest-md2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdigest-md2-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdigest-md2-perl
Uninstall libdigest-md2-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdigest-md2-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdigest-md2-perl
Remove libdigest-md2-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdigest-md2-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdigest-md2-perl
Remove libdigest-md2-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdigest-md2-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdigest-md2-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdigest-md2-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
