How To Install libswitch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswitch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libswitch-perl
libswitch-perl is:
Switch.pm implements a generalized case mechanism that covers many possible combinations of switch and case values.
This is an obsolete module provided for compatiblity since it is being removed from the core. For perl 5.10 and above the “given/when” builtins are much preferred.
There are three methods to install libswitch-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 libswitch-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 libswitch-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswitch-perl
Install libswitch-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswitch-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswitch-perl
Install libswitch-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 libswitch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswitch-perl
How To Uninstall libswitch-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libswitch-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswitch-perl
Uninstall libswitch-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswitch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswitch-perl
Remove libswitch-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libswitch-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswitch-perl
Remove libswitch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswitch-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswitch-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswitch-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
