How To Install libregexp-optimizer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libregexp-optimizer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libregexp-optimizer-perl
libregexp-optimizer-perl is:
This contains two modules, Regexp::List and Regexp::Optimizer.
Regexp::List offers a method which turns a list of words into an optimized regular expression which matches all words therein. The optimized regular expression is much more efficient than a simple-minded ‘|’-concatenation.
Regexp:Optimizer factors out common suffices/prefices in regular expressions (trie optimization). Currently, the user has to optimize “foo|far” and “foo|goo” into “f(?:oo|ar)” and “[fg]oo” by hand; this module does it automatically.
There are three methods to install libregexp-optimizer-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 libregexp-optimizer-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 libregexp-optimizer-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libregexp-optimizer-perl
Install libregexp-optimizer-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libregexp-optimizer-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libregexp-optimizer-perl
Install libregexp-optimizer-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 libregexp-optimizer-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libregexp-optimizer-perl
How To Uninstall libregexp-optimizer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libregexp-optimizer-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libregexp-optimizer-perl
Uninstall libregexp-optimizer-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libregexp-optimizer-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregexp-optimizer-perl
Remove libregexp-optimizer-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libregexp-optimizer-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libregexp-optimizer-perl
Remove libregexp-optimizer-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libregexp-optimizer-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libregexp-optimizer-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libregexp-optimizer-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
