How To Install libfindbin-libs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfindbin-libs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libfindbin-libs-perl is Perl module to use a relative path for lib directories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfindbin-libs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfindbin-libs-perl

libfindbin-libs-perl is:

FindBin::libs is a Perl module to locate and ‘use lib’ or export directories based on $FindBin::Bin.

This allows using libraries stored in paths relative to the program, which is a useful feature for developers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfindbin-libs-perl

Install libfindbin-libs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfindbin-libs-perl

Install libfindbin-libs-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 libfindbin-libs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfindbin-libs-perl

How To Uninstall libfindbin-libs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfindbin-libs-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfindbin-libs-perl

Uninstall libfindbin-libs-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfindbin-libs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfindbin-libs-perl

Remove libfindbin-libs-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfindbin-libs-perl

Remove libfindbin-libs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfindbin-libs-perl

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Summary

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