How To Install libnamespace-sweep-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnamespace-sweep-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libnamespace-sweep-perl is sweeps up imported subs in your classes

Introduction

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

What is libnamespace-sweep-perl

libnamespace-sweep-perl is:

Because Perl methods are just regular subroutines, it’s difficult to tell what’s a method and what’s just an imported function. As a result, imported functions can be called as methods on your objects.

The namespace::sweep pragma will delete imported functions from your class’s symbol table, thereby ensuring that your interface is as you specified it. However, code inside your module will still be able to use the imported functions without any problems.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnamespace-sweep-perl

Install libnamespace-sweep-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnamespace-sweep-perl

Install libnamespace-sweep-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 libnamespace-sweep-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnamespace-sweep-perl

How To Uninstall libnamespace-sweep-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnamespace-sweep-perl

Uninstall libnamespace-sweep-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnamespace-sweep-perl

Remove libnamespace-sweep-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnamespace-sweep-perl

Remove libnamespace-sweep-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnamespace-sweep-perl

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Summary

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