How To Install libprefork-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprefork-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libprefork-perl
libprefork-perl is:
The prefork pragma is intended to allow module writers to optimise module loading for both scenarios with as little additional code as possible.
prefork.pm is intended to serve as a central and optional marshalling point for state detection (the software is running in compile-time or run-time mode) and to act as a relatively light-weight module loader.
There are three methods to install libprefork-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 libprefork-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 libprefork-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprefork-perl
Install libprefork-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprefork-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprefork-perl
Install libprefork-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 libprefork-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprefork-perl
How To Uninstall libprefork-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libprefork-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprefork-perl
Uninstall libprefork-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprefork-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprefork-perl
Remove libprefork-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libprefork-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprefork-perl
Remove libprefork-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprefork-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprefork-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprefork-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
