How To Install libsocket-multicast6-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-multicast6-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocket-multicast6-perl
libsocket-multicast6-perl is:
Socket::Multicast6 is used to gain access to constants and utility functions used when manipulating multicast socket attributes.
For simple, object-oriented way of doing the same thing, take a look at IO::Socket::Multicast6 or IO::Socket::Multicast.
There are three methods to install libsocket-multicast6-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 libsocket-multicast6-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 libsocket-multicast6-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocket-multicast6-perl
Install libsocket-multicast6-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocket-multicast6-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocket-multicast6-perl
Install libsocket-multicast6-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 libsocket-multicast6-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocket-multicast6-perl
How To Uninstall libsocket-multicast6-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocket-multicast6-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocket-multicast6-perl
Uninstall libsocket-multicast6-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocket-multicast6-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocket-multicast6-perl
Remove libsocket-multicast6-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsocket-multicast6-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocket-multicast6-perl
Remove libsocket-multicast6-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocket-multicast6-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocket-multicast6-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket-multicast6-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
