How To Install libsql-translator-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsql-translator-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsql-translator-perl
libsql-translator-perl is:
SQL::Translator (also known as SQL Fairy) is a collection of Perl modules for manipulating structured data definitions (mostly database schemas). It can perform tasks like converting between different SQL data definition language (DDL) dialects, visualizations of schemas (pseudo-ER diagrams created with GD or GraphViz), converting non-RDBMS files to SQL schemas (xSV text files, Excel spreadsheets), serializing parsed schemas (via Storable, YAML and XML), creating documentation, and more.
There are three methods to install libsql-translator-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 libsql-translator-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 libsql-translator-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsql-translator-perl
Install libsql-translator-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsql-translator-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsql-translator-perl
Install libsql-translator-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 libsql-translator-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsql-translator-perl
How To Uninstall libsql-translator-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsql-translator-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsql-translator-perl
Uninstall libsql-translator-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsql-translator-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsql-translator-perl
Remove libsql-translator-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsql-translator-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsql-translator-perl
Remove libsql-translator-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsql-translator-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsql-translator-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsql-translator-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
