How To Install libscope-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscope-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libscope-guard-perl is lexically scoped resource management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscope-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libscope-guard-perl

libscope-guard-perl is:

Scope::Guard is a Perl module that provides a convenient way to perform cleanup or other forms of resource management at the end of a scope. It is particularly useful when dealing with exceptions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libscope-guard-perl

Install libscope-guard-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libscope-guard-perl

Install libscope-guard-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 libscope-guard-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libscope-guard-perl

How To Uninstall libscope-guard-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libscope-guard-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libscope-guard-perl

Uninstall libscope-guard-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscope-guard-perl

Remove libscope-guard-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libscope-guard-perl

Remove libscope-guard-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscope-guard-perl

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Summary

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