How To Install librest-application-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librest-application-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librest-application-perl
librest-application-perl is:
Rest::Application acts as a base class for applications which implement a RESTful interface, similar to CGI::Application.
There are three methods to install librest-application-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 librest-application-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 librest-application-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librest-application-perl
Install librest-application-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librest-application-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librest-application-perl
Install librest-application-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 librest-application-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librest-application-perl
How To Uninstall librest-application-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librest-application-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librest-application-perl
Uninstall librest-application-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librest-application-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librest-application-perl
Remove librest-application-perl Configurations and Data
To remove librest-application-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librest-application-perl
Remove librest-application-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librest-application-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librest-application-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librest-application-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.