How To Install libplack-test-agent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplack-test-agent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libplack-test-agent-perl
libplack-test-agent-perl is:
Plack is a set of tools similar to Ruby’s Rack or Python’s Paste for WSGI. It implements the Perl Server Gateway Interface (PSGI) standard interface, which allows developers to decouple their web application framework from the local web server environment.
Plack::Test::Agent is an OO interface to test PSGI applications. It can perform GET and POST requests against PSGI applications either in process or over HTTP through a Plack::Handler-compatible backend.
This is an experimental module and its interface may change.
There are three methods to install libplack-test-agent-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 libplack-test-agent-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 libplack-test-agent-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplack-test-agent-perl
Install libplack-test-agent-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplack-test-agent-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplack-test-agent-perl
Install libplack-test-agent-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 libplack-test-agent-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplack-test-agent-perl
How To Uninstall libplack-test-agent-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libplack-test-agent-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplack-test-agent-perl
Uninstall libplack-test-agent-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplack-test-agent-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplack-test-agent-perl
Remove libplack-test-agent-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libplack-test-agent-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplack-test-agent-perl
Remove libplack-test-agent-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplack-test-agent-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplack-test-agent-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplack-test-agent-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.