How To Install libstore-opaque-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstore-opaque-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libstore-opaque-perl is module for opaque objects to prevent accidental leaking

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstore-opaque-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libstore-opaque-perl

libstore-opaque-perl is:

Store::Opaque implements an opaque object implementation to avoid accidentially putting sensitive information into dumps or stack traces.

This module is not directly about security in the sense of preventing malicious action. It’s about preventing mistakes that could turn out to be a security or compliance issue.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstore-opaque-perl

Install libstore-opaque-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstore-opaque-perl

Install libstore-opaque-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 libstore-opaque-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstore-opaque-perl

How To Uninstall libstore-opaque-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libstore-opaque-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstore-opaque-perl

Uninstall libstore-opaque-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstore-opaque-perl

Remove libstore-opaque-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstore-opaque-perl

Remove libstore-opaque-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstore-opaque-perl

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Summary

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