How To Install libmonkey-patch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmonkey-patch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmonkey-patch-perl
libmonkey-patch-perl is:
Monkey patching is a way to extend or modify the runtime code of a program or library without altering the original source code.
Monkey::Patch provides lexical scope monkey-patching so that you can wrap any other package’s subroutine with your own code and still have access to the original subroutine.
There are three methods to install libmonkey-patch-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 libmonkey-patch-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 libmonkey-patch-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmonkey-patch-perl
Install libmonkey-patch-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmonkey-patch-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmonkey-patch-perl
Install libmonkey-patch-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 libmonkey-patch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmonkey-patch-perl
How To Uninstall libmonkey-patch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmonkey-patch-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmonkey-patch-perl
Uninstall libmonkey-patch-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmonkey-patch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmonkey-patch-perl
Remove libmonkey-patch-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmonkey-patch-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmonkey-patch-perl
Remove libmonkey-patch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmonkey-patch-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmonkey-patch-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmonkey-patch-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
