How To Install libstruct-compare-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstruct-compare-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstruct-compare-perl
libstruct-compare-perl is:
Struct::Compare compares two values of any type and structure and returns true if they are the same. It does a deep comparison of the structures, so a hash of a hash of a whatever will be compared correctly.
This is especially useful for writing unit tests for your modules!
There are three methods to install libstruct-compare-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 libstruct-compare-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 libstruct-compare-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstruct-compare-perl
Install libstruct-compare-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstruct-compare-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstruct-compare-perl
Install libstruct-compare-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 libstruct-compare-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstruct-compare-perl
How To Uninstall libstruct-compare-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstruct-compare-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstruct-compare-perl
Uninstall libstruct-compare-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstruct-compare-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstruct-compare-perl
Remove libstruct-compare-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libstruct-compare-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstruct-compare-perl
Remove libstruct-compare-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstruct-compare-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstruct-compare-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstruct-compare-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
