How To Install libpandoc-wrapper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpandoc-wrapper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libpandoc-wrapper-perl is wrapper for the mighty Pandoc document converter

Introduction

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

What is libpandoc-wrapper-perl

libpandoc-wrapper-perl is:

Pandoc::Wrapper provides a Perl wrapper for John MacFarlane’s Pandoc document converter.

Pandoc is a command-line tool for converting text-centric documents from one markup format to another, covering a large range of markup formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpandoc-wrapper-perl

Install libpandoc-wrapper-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpandoc-wrapper-perl

Install libpandoc-wrapper-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 libpandoc-wrapper-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpandoc-wrapper-perl

How To Uninstall libpandoc-wrapper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpandoc-wrapper-perl

Uninstall libpandoc-wrapper-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpandoc-wrapper-perl

Remove libpandoc-wrapper-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpandoc-wrapper-perl

Remove libpandoc-wrapper-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpandoc-wrapper-perl

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Summary

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