How To Install libswagger2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswagger2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libswagger2-perl
libswagger2-perl is:
Swagger2 is a module for generating, parsing and transforming swagger API documentation. It has support for reading swagger specification in JSON notation and it can also read YAML files, if a YAML parser is installed.
It comes with a Mojolicious plugin, Mojolicious::Plugin::Swagger2, which can set up routes and perform input and output validation.
Upstream deprecation warning: The Swagger2 distribution is no longer actively maintained. Only severe bug fixes and pull requests will move this code forward. The reason behind this is that the code is too complex and hard to maintain.
There are three methods to install libswagger2-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 libswagger2-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 libswagger2-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswagger2-perl
Install libswagger2-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswagger2-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswagger2-perl
Install libswagger2-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 libswagger2-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswagger2-perl
How To Uninstall libswagger2-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libswagger2-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswagger2-perl
Uninstall libswagger2-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswagger2-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswagger2-perl
Remove libswagger2-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libswagger2-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswagger2-perl
Remove libswagger2-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswagger2-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswagger2-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswagger2-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
