How To Install libstream-buffered-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstream-buffered-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libstream-buffered-perl is temporary buffer to store strings in a seekable filehandle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstream-buffered-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libstream-buffered-perl

libstream-buffered-perl is:

Stream::Buffered is a buffer class to store byte strings of arbitrary length and then get a seekable filehandle once everything is buffered. It uses PerlIO and/or a temporary file to save the buffer depending on the amount of bytes stored.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstream-buffered-perl

Install libstream-buffered-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstream-buffered-perl

Install libstream-buffered-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 libstream-buffered-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstream-buffered-perl

How To Uninstall libstream-buffered-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libstream-buffered-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstream-buffered-perl

Uninstall libstream-buffered-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstream-buffered-perl

Remove libstream-buffered-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstream-buffered-perl

Remove libstream-buffered-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstream-buffered-perl

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Summary

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