How To Install libexperimental-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexperimental-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexperimental-perl
libexperimental-perl is:
The experimental pragma provides an easy and convenient way to enable or disable experimental features.
Experimental features were introduced in Perl 5.18, together with a warnings category “exmperimental”. When such features are used, the respective warnings have to be turned off additionally.
There are three methods to install libexperimental-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 libexperimental-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 libexperimental-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexperimental-perl
Install libexperimental-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexperimental-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexperimental-perl
Install libexperimental-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 libexperimental-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexperimental-perl
How To Uninstall libexperimental-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexperimental-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexperimental-perl
Uninstall libexperimental-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexperimental-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexperimental-perl
Remove libexperimental-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libexperimental-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexperimental-perl
Remove libexperimental-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexperimental-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexperimental-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexperimental-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
