How To Install libouch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libouch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libouch-perl is exception handling module

Introduction

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

What is libouch-perl

libouch-perl is:

The Ouch module (“exceptions that don’t hurt”) provides a class for exception handling that doesn’t require a lot of boilerplate, nor any up front definition. It is fast, easy to use, requires few typing, and has no prereqs, but still provides much of that same functionality as e.g. Exception::Class.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libouch-perl

Install libouch-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libouch-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libouch-perl

How To Uninstall libouch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libouch-perl

Uninstall libouch-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libouch-perl

Remove libouch-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libouch-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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