How To Install liblinux-io-prio-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblinux-io-prio-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. liblinux-io-prio-perl is interface to Linux ioprio_set(2) and ioprio_get(2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblinux-io-prio-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblinux-io-prio-perl

liblinux-io-prio-perl is:

Linux::IO_Prio is a perl module which provides access to the Linux functions ioprio_get(2) and ioprio_set(2). There are also ionice functions providing slightly more convenient perlish interface than the C API.

Currently only Linux is supported. Other operating systems are not supported due to kernel limitations. However support will be added as the kernel capability becomes available.

There are three methods to install liblinux-io-prio-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 liblinux-io-prio-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 liblinux-io-prio-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblinux-io-prio-perl

Install liblinux-io-prio-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblinux-io-prio-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblinux-io-prio-perl

Install liblinux-io-prio-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 liblinux-io-prio-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblinux-io-prio-perl

How To Uninstall liblinux-io-prio-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblinux-io-prio-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblinux-io-prio-perl

Uninstall liblinux-io-prio-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblinux-io-prio-perl

Remove liblinux-io-prio-perl Configurations and Data

To remove liblinux-io-prio-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblinux-io-prio-perl

Remove liblinux-io-prio-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblinux-io-prio-perl

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Summary

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