How To Install libtie-cache-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtie-cache-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libtie-cache-perl is module for LRU cache in memory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtie-cache-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtie-cache-perl

libtie-cache-perl is:

The module Tie::Cache module implements a least recently used (LRU) cache in memory through a tie interface. Any time data is stored in the tied hash, that key/value pair has an entry time associated with it, and as the cache fills up, those members of the cache that are the oldest are removed to make room for new entries.

So, the cache only “remembers” the last written entries, up to the size of the cache. This can be especially useful if you access great amounts of data, but only access a minority of the data a majority of the time.

There are three methods to install libtie-cache-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 libtie-cache-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 libtie-cache-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtie-cache-perl

Install libtie-cache-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtie-cache-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtie-cache-perl

Install libtie-cache-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 libtie-cache-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtie-cache-perl

How To Uninstall libtie-cache-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtie-cache-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtie-cache-perl

Uninstall libtie-cache-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtie-cache-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtie-cache-perl

Remove libtie-cache-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libtie-cache-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtie-cache-perl

Remove libtie-cache-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtie-cache-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtie-cache-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtie-cache-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.