How To Install libtaint-util-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaint-util-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtaint-util-perl
libtaint-util-perl is:
Taint::Util wraps perl’s internal routines for checking and setting the taint flag and thus does not rely on regular expressions for untainting or odd tricks involving eval and kill for checking whether data is tainted, instead it checks and flips a flag on the scalar in-place.
There are three methods to install libtaint-util-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 libtaint-util-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 libtaint-util-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtaint-util-perl
Install libtaint-util-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtaint-util-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtaint-util-perl
Install libtaint-util-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 libtaint-util-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtaint-util-perl
How To Uninstall libtaint-util-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtaint-util-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtaint-util-perl
Uninstall libtaint-util-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtaint-util-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtaint-util-perl
Remove libtaint-util-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libtaint-util-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtaint-util-perl
Remove libtaint-util-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtaint-util-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtaint-util-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaint-util-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
