How To Install libmixin-extrafields-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmixin-extrafields-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libmixin-extrafields-perl is module to add extra stashes of data to objects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmixin-extrafields-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmixin-extrafields-perl

libmixin-extrafields-perl is:

Mixin::ExtraFields is a Perl module that provides a simple way to add an arbitrary number of stashes for named data. These data can be stored in the object, in a database, or anywhere else. The storage mechanism is abstracted away from the provided interface, so one storage mechanism can be easily swapped for another. Multiple ExtraFields stashes can be mixed into one class, using one or many storage mechanisms.

There are three methods to install libmixin-extrafields-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 libmixin-extrafields-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 libmixin-extrafields-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmixin-extrafields-perl

Install libmixin-extrafields-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmixin-extrafields-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmixin-extrafields-perl

Install libmixin-extrafields-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 libmixin-extrafields-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmixin-extrafields-perl

How To Uninstall libmixin-extrafields-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmixin-extrafields-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmixin-extrafields-perl

Uninstall libmixin-extrafields-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmixin-extrafields-perl

Remove libmixin-extrafields-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libmixin-extrafields-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmixin-extrafields-perl

Remove libmixin-extrafields-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmixin-extrafields-perl

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Summary

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