How To Install libperldoc-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperldoc-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libperldoc-search-perl
libperldoc-search-perl is:
Perldoc::Search uses the swish-e engine to index the local Perl documentation. It provides both the command line utility perldig and an API to perform searches on the index. It uses SWISH::API::Common as the indexing and search engine.
This package also contains the command line utility perldig, which digs up keywords in the local Perl documentation
There are three methods to install libperldoc-search-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 libperldoc-search-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 libperldoc-search-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperldoc-search-perl
Install libperldoc-search-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperldoc-search-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperldoc-search-perl
Install libperldoc-search-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 libperldoc-search-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperldoc-search-perl
How To Uninstall libperldoc-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libperldoc-search-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperldoc-search-perl
Uninstall libperldoc-search-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperldoc-search-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperldoc-search-perl
Remove libperldoc-search-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libperldoc-search-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperldoc-search-perl
Remove libperldoc-search-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperldoc-search-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperldoc-search-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperldoc-search-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
