How To Install libhtml-table-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtml-table-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhtml-table-perl
libhtml-table-perl is:
HTML::Table is used to generate HTML tables for CGI scripts. By using the methods provided fairly complex tables can be created, manipulated, then printed from Perl scripts. The module also greatly simplifies creating tables within tables from Perl. It is possible to create an entire table using the methods provided and never use an HTML tag.
HTML::Table also allows for creating dynamically sized tables via its addRow and addCol methods. These methods automatically resize the table if passed more cell values than will fit in the current table grid.
Methods are provided for nearly all valid table, row, and cell tags specified for HTML 3.0.
There are three methods to install libhtml-table-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 libhtml-table-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 libhtml-table-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhtml-table-perl
Install libhtml-table-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhtml-table-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhtml-table-perl
Install libhtml-table-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 libhtml-table-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhtml-table-perl
How To Uninstall libhtml-table-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhtml-table-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhtml-table-perl
Uninstall libhtml-table-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhtml-table-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhtml-table-perl
Remove libhtml-table-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libhtml-table-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhtml-table-perl
Remove libhtml-table-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhtml-table-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhtml-table-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhtml-table-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
