How To Install libperlmenu-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlmenu-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libperlmenu-perl is Menu and Template (curses-based) UI for Perl

Introduction

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

What is libperlmenu-perl

libperlmenu-perl is:

perlmenu is a Perl module that provides your application with access to easy-to-use functions for templates, menus, forms, and the like – everything needed to put a slick UI on a program without resorting to a GUI.

Homepage: http://search.cpan.org/~skunz/perlmenu/

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

sudo apt-get -y install libperlmenu-perl

Install libperlmenu-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libperlmenu-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libperlmenu-perl

How To Uninstall libperlmenu-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libperlmenu-perl

Uninstall libperlmenu-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperlmenu-perl

Remove libperlmenu-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libperlmenu-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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