How To Install libmouse-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmouse-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libmouse-perl is lightweight object framework for Perl

Introduction

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

What is libmouse-perl

libmouse-perl is:

Mouse is a lightweight Perl object framework based largely on the techniques created for Moose, the leading Perl framework for painless OO class creation. It is designed to be similar in functionality to Moose, though faster, by only providing a subset of Moose’s functionality, alleviating some of the compile- time penalty incurred by Moose. It also has considerably less dependencies.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmouse-perl

Install libmouse-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmouse-perl

Install libmouse-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 libmouse-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmouse-perl

How To Uninstall libmouse-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmouse-perl

Uninstall libmouse-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmouse-perl

Remove libmouse-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmouse-perl

Remove libmouse-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmouse-perl

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Summary

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