How To Install libperl-prereqscanner-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-prereqscanner-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libperl-prereqscanner-perl
libperl-prereqscanner-perl is:
Perl::PrereqScanner is a Perl module that extracts distribution prerequisites from files through various means. The extraction is not perfect but provides a best-guess approximation.
It currently detects the following:
- plain lines beginning with use or require in perl modules and scripts
- regular inheritance declared with the base and parent pragmata
- Moose inheritance declared with the extends keyword
- Moose roles included with the with keyword
There are three methods to install libperl-prereqscanner-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 libperl-prereqscanner-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 libperl-prereqscanner-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl-prereqscanner-perl
Install libperl-prereqscanner-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl-prereqscanner-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl-prereqscanner-perl
Install libperl-prereqscanner-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 libperl-prereqscanner-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl-prereqscanner-perl
How To Uninstall libperl-prereqscanner-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libperl-prereqscanner-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl-prereqscanner-perl
Uninstall libperl-prereqscanner-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl-prereqscanner-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl-prereqscanner-perl
Remove libperl-prereqscanner-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libperl-prereqscanner-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl-prereqscanner-perl
Remove libperl-prereqscanner-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl-prereqscanner-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl-prereqscanner-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-prereqscanner-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
