How To Install libtree-r-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtree-r-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libtree-r-perl is Perl extension for the R-tree data structure and algorithms

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtree-r-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtree-r-perl

libtree-r-perl is:

R-tree is a data structure for storing, indexing and efficiently looking up non-zero-size spatial objects. This is a native Perl module to manage an R-tree index implementation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtree-r-perl

Install libtree-r-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtree-r-perl

Install libtree-r-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 libtree-r-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtree-r-perl

How To Uninstall libtree-r-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtree-r-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtree-r-perl

Uninstall libtree-r-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtree-r-perl

Remove libtree-r-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtree-r-perl

Remove libtree-r-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtree-r-perl

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Summary

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