How To Install libgeometry-primitive-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometry-primitive-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libgeometry-primitive-perl is module to represent geometric entities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometry-primitive-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgeometry-primitive-perl

libgeometry-primitive-perl is:

Geometry::Primitive is a device- and library-agnostic system for representing geometric entities such as points, lines, and shapes. It provides some simple objects and many convenience methods you would expect from a simple geometry library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgeometry-primitive-perl

Install libgeometry-primitive-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgeometry-primitive-perl

Install libgeometry-primitive-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 libgeometry-primitive-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeometry-primitive-perl

How To Uninstall libgeometry-primitive-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgeometry-primitive-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeometry-primitive-perl

Uninstall libgeometry-primitive-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeometry-primitive-perl

Remove libgeometry-primitive-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeometry-primitive-perl

Remove libgeometry-primitive-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeometry-primitive-perl

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Summary

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