How To Install libguard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguard-perl
libguard-perl is:
Guard is a Perl module implementing so-called “guards,” which are things that “guard” a resource, ensuring that it is safely cleaned up when expected, even if exceptional conditions interrupt the normal control flow. This allows one to write code which executes an arbitrary code block or subroutine when either the related Guard Object is destroyed or when the current scope ends. In other languages, this sort of functionality is provided by the ‘finally’ keyword.
There are three methods to install libguard-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 libguard-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 libguard-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguard-perl
Install libguard-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguard-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguard-perl
Install libguard-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 libguard-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguard-perl
How To Uninstall libguard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguard-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguard-perl
Uninstall libguard-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguard-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguard-perl
Remove libguard-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libguard-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguard-perl
Remove libguard-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguard-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguard-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguard-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
