How To Install libsphinx-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinx-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsphinx-search-perl
libsphinx-search-perl is:
Sphinx::Search is the Perl API client module for the Sphinx open-source SQL full-text indexing search engine, http://www.sphinxsearch.com/.
There are three methods to install libsphinx-search-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 libsphinx-search-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 libsphinx-search-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsphinx-search-perl
Install libsphinx-search-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsphinx-search-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsphinx-search-perl
Install libsphinx-search-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 libsphinx-search-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsphinx-search-perl
How To Uninstall libsphinx-search-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsphinx-search-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsphinx-search-perl
Uninstall libsphinx-search-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsphinx-search-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsphinx-search-perl
Remove libsphinx-search-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsphinx-search-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsphinx-search-perl
Remove libsphinx-search-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsphinx-search-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsphinx-search-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinx-search-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
