How To Install libperl5.26 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl5.26 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libperl5.26
libperl5.26 is:
This package contains the shared Perl library, used by applications which embed a Perl interpreter.
It also contains the architecture-dependent parts of the standard library (and depends on perl-modules-5.26 which contains the architecture-independent parts).
There are three methods to install libperl5.26 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 libperl5.26 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl5.26 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl5.26
Install libperl5.26 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl5.26 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl5.26
Install libperl5.26 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 libperl5.26 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl5.26
How To Uninstall libperl5.26 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libperl5.26 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl5.26
Uninstall libperl5.26 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl5.26 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl5.26
Remove libperl5.26 Configurations and Data
To remove libperl5.26 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl5.26
Remove libperl5.26 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl5.26 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl5.26
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl5.26 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.