How To Install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl is Perl extension for manipulating IPv4 addresses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl is:

Net::IPv4Addr provides functions for parsing IPv4 addresses both in traditional address/netmask format and in the new CIDR format. There are also methods for calculating the network and broadcast address and also to see check if a given address is in a specific network.

There are three methods to install libnetwork-ipv4addr-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 libnetwork-ipv4addr-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 libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

Install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

Install libnetwork-ipv4addr-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 libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

How To Uninstall libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

Uninstall libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

Remove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

Remove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.