How To Install libevent-rpc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-rpc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libevent-rpc-perl is Event based transparent Client/Server RPC framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-rpc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libevent-rpc-perl

libevent-rpc-perl is:

Event::RPC supports you in developing Event based networking client/server applications with transparent object/method access from the client to the server. Network communication is optionally encrypted using IO::Socket::SSL. Several event loop managers are supported due to an extensible API. Currently Event, Glib and AnyEvent are implemented.

Event::RPC consists of a server and a client library. The server exports a list of classes and methods, which are allowed to be called over the network. More specific it acts as a proxy for objects created on the server side (on demand of the connected clients) which handles client side methods calls with transport of method arguments and return values.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevent-rpc-perl

Install libevent-rpc-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevent-rpc-perl

Install libevent-rpc-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-rpc-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevent-rpc-perl

How To Uninstall libevent-rpc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libevent-rpc-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevent-rpc-perl

Uninstall libevent-rpc-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevent-rpc-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-rpc-perl

Remove libevent-rpc-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libevent-rpc-perl

Remove libevent-rpc-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevent-rpc-perl

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Summary

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