How To Install libmodule-build-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodule-build-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmodule-build-perl
libmodule-build-perl is:
Module::Build is a framework for easily building, testing and installing Perl packages. It is meant as a next-generation replacement for ExtUtils::MakeMaker and offers many additional features characteristic of a more modern install system, including simple subclassing for custom build actions.
Because it is written in Pure Perl, it has very few external dependencies. In particular, it allows for installation of packages on systems without ‘make’ and will even work without a shell. Its only prerequisites are modules that are included with perl 5.6.0 and it is core as of perl 5.10.
There are three methods to install libmodule-build-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 libmodule-build-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 libmodule-build-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmodule-build-perl
Install libmodule-build-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmodule-build-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmodule-build-perl
Install libmodule-build-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 libmodule-build-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmodule-build-perl
How To Uninstall libmodule-build-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmodule-build-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmodule-build-perl
Uninstall libmodule-build-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmodule-build-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodule-build-perl
Remove libmodule-build-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmodule-build-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmodule-build-perl
Remove libmodule-build-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmodule-build-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodule-build-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodule-build-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
