How To Install libmods-record-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmods-record-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libmods-record-perl is module for handling MODS records

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmods-record-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmods-record-perl

libmods-record-perl is:

MODS::Record provides MODS parsing and creation for MODS Schema 3.5.

MODS is specified and described at the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmods-record-perl

Install libmods-record-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmods-record-perl

Install libmods-record-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 libmods-record-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmods-record-perl

How To Uninstall libmods-record-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmods-record-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmods-record-perl

Uninstall libmods-record-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmods-record-perl

Remove libmods-record-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmods-record-perl

Remove libmods-record-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmods-record-perl

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Summary

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