How To Install libterm-extendedcolor-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libterm-extendedcolor-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libterm-extendedcolor-perl
libterm-extendedcolor-perl is:
Term::ExtendedColor provides functions for sending so called extended escape sequences to the terminal. This ought to be used with a 256-color compatible terminal.
The codes generated by this module comply to the extension of the ANSI colors standard first implemented in xterm in 1999. The first 16 color indexes (0 - 15) are the regular ANSI colors, while index 16 - 255 are the extendes ones. Most terminal emulators support this extension.
There are three methods to install libterm-extendedcolor-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 libterm-extendedcolor-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 libterm-extendedcolor-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libterm-extendedcolor-perl
Install libterm-extendedcolor-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libterm-extendedcolor-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libterm-extendedcolor-perl
Install libterm-extendedcolor-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 libterm-extendedcolor-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libterm-extendedcolor-perl
How To Uninstall libterm-extendedcolor-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libterm-extendedcolor-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libterm-extendedcolor-perl
Uninstall libterm-extendedcolor-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libterm-extendedcolor-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libterm-extendedcolor-perl
Remove libterm-extendedcolor-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libterm-extendedcolor-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libterm-extendedcolor-perl
Remove libterm-extendedcolor-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libterm-extendedcolor-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libterm-extendedcolor-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libterm-extendedcolor-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
