How To Install libpetal-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpetal-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libpetal-perl is Perl Template Attribute Language - TAL for perl

Introduction

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

What is libpetal-perl

libpetal-perl is:

Petal is an XML based templating engine that is able to process any kind of XML, XHTML and HTML.

Petal borrows a lot of good ideas from the Zope Page Templates TAL specification, it is very well suited for the creation of WYSIWYG XHTML editable templates.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpetal-perl

Install libpetal-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpetal-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpetal-perl

How To Uninstall libpetal-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpetal-perl

Uninstall libpetal-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpetal-perl

Remove libpetal-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpetal-perl

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

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

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

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Summary

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