How To Install libmongodb-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmongodb-perl
libmongodb-perl is:
MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented data store. The MongoDB module provides an interface to easily access it from Perl.
There are three methods to install libmongodb-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 libmongodb-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 libmongodb-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmongodb-perl
Install libmongodb-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmongodb-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmongodb-perl
Install libmongodb-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 libmongodb-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmongodb-perl
How To Uninstall libmongodb-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmongodb-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmongodb-perl
Uninstall libmongodb-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmongodb-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongodb-perl
Remove libmongodb-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmongodb-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmongodb-perl
Remove libmongodb-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmongodb-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongodb-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
