How To Install librrdp-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrdp-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librrdp-perl
librrdp-perl is:
The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.
This package contains a Perl interface to RRDs using command pipes: Rrdp.
There are three methods to install librrdp-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 librrdp-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 librrdp-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librrdp-perl
Install librrdp-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librrdp-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librrdp-perl
Install librrdp-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 librrdp-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librrdp-perl
How To Uninstall librrdp-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librrdp-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librrdp-perl
Uninstall librrdp-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librrdp-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librrdp-perl
Remove librrdp-perl Configurations and Data
To remove librrdp-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librrdp-perl
Remove librrdp-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librrdp-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librrdp-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librrdp-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
