How To Install libsvn-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsvn-perl
libsvn-perl is:
This is a set of Perl interfaces to libsvn, the Apache Subversion libraries. It is useful if you want to, for example, write a Perl script that manipulates a Subversion repository or working copy. See the ‘subversion’ package for more information.
There are three methods to install libsvn-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 libsvn-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 libsvn-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsvn-perl
Install libsvn-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvn-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsvn-perl
Install libsvn-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 libsvn-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsvn-perl
How To Uninstall libsvn-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsvn-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsvn-perl
Uninstall libsvn-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsvn-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvn-perl
Remove libsvn-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsvn-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsvn-perl
Remove libsvn-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsvn-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvn-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
