How To Install libhdate-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhdate-perl
libhdate-perl is:
LibHdate is a small C,C++ library for Hebrew dates, holidays, and reading sequence (parasha). It is using the source code from Amos Shapir’s “hdate” package fixed and patched by Nadav Har’El. The Torah reading sequence is from tables by Zvi Har’El.
This package contains perl bindings to libhdate
There are three methods to install libhdate-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 libhdate-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 libhdate-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhdate-perl
Install libhdate-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhdate-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhdate-perl
Install libhdate-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 libhdate-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhdate-perl
How To Uninstall libhdate-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhdate-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhdate-perl
Uninstall libhdate-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhdate-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdate-perl
Remove libhdate-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libhdate-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhdate-perl
Remove libhdate-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhdate-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdate-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdate-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
