How To Install liblockfile-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblockfile-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblockfile-simple-perl
liblockfile-simple-perl is:
The LockFile::Simple extension provides simple file locking, of the advisory kind, i.e. it requires cooperation between applications wishing to lock the same files.
It is meant to be used in quick-and-dirty scripts or more elaborated programs that want a simple locking scheme, yet with a reasonable level of configuration.
There are three methods to install liblockfile-simple-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 liblockfile-simple-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 liblockfile-simple-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblockfile-simple-perl
Install liblockfile-simple-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblockfile-simple-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblockfile-simple-perl
Install liblockfile-simple-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 liblockfile-simple-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblockfile-simple-perl
How To Uninstall liblockfile-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblockfile-simple-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblockfile-simple-perl
Uninstall liblockfile-simple-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblockfile-simple-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblockfile-simple-perl
Remove liblockfile-simple-perl Configurations and Data
To remove liblockfile-simple-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblockfile-simple-perl
Remove liblockfile-simple-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblockfile-simple-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblockfile-simple-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblockfile-simple-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
