How To Install libsuper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsuper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libsuper-perl is control superclass method dispatch

Introduction

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

What is libsuper-perl

libsuper-perl is:

SUPER allows one to dispatch control to the superclass with a better syntax than the original mechanism. It provides an universal method super to determine a class’ own superclass. SUPER allows the use of mixin and roles as the class containing the method is no more needed at compile time.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsuper-perl

Install libsuper-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsuper-perl

Install libsuper-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 libsuper-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsuper-perl

How To Uninstall libsuper-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsuper-perl

Uninstall libsuper-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsuper-perl

Remove libsuper-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsuper-perl

Remove libsuper-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsuper-perl

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Summary

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