How To Install libevent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libevent-perl
libevent-perl is:
The Event module provides a simple and optimized event loop for a rather broad number of applications. It allows Perl programs to register interest in events that concern it, and will receive those events.
There are three methods to install libevent-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 libevent-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 libevent-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevent-perl
Install libevent-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevent-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevent-perl
Install libevent-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 libevent-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevent-perl
How To Uninstall libevent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libevent-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevent-perl
Uninstall libevent-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevent-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevent-perl
Remove libevent-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libevent-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevent-perl
Remove libevent-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevent-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevent-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
