How To Install libpod2-base-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpod2-base-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libpod2-base-perl is module for translations of Perl documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpod2-base-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpod2-base-perl

libpod2-base-perl is:

POD2::Base is an abstraction of the code in POD2::IT and POD2::FR. These modules belong to the Italian and the French translation projects of core Perl pods.

Once a translation package had been installed, the translated documentation can be accessed with:

 $ perldoc POD2::<lang>::<podname>

Or $ perldoc -L IT

There are three methods to install libpod2-base-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 libpod2-base-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 libpod2-base-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpod2-base-perl

Install libpod2-base-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpod2-base-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpod2-base-perl

Install libpod2-base-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 libpod2-base-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpod2-base-perl

How To Uninstall libpod2-base-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpod2-base-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpod2-base-perl

Uninstall libpod2-base-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpod2-base-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpod2-base-perl

Remove libpod2-base-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libpod2-base-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpod2-base-perl

Remove libpod2-base-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpod2-base-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpod2-base-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpod2-base-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.