How To Install libguestfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguestfs-perl
libguestfs-perl is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains the Perl bindings.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-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 libguestfs-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 libguestfs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-perl
Install libguestfs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-perl
Install libguestfs-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 libguestfs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-perl
How To Uninstall libguestfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-perl
Uninstall libguestfs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-perl
Remove libguestfs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-perl
Remove libguestfs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
