How To Install libuniversal-ref-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuniversal-ref-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libuniversal-ref-perl
libuniversal-ref-perl is:
UNIVERSAL::ref changes the behavior of the builtin function ref(). If ref() is called on an object that has requested an overloaded ref, the object’s ->ref method will be called and its return value used instead.
There are three methods to install libuniversal-ref-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 libuniversal-ref-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 libuniversal-ref-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuniversal-ref-perl
Install libuniversal-ref-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuniversal-ref-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuniversal-ref-perl
Install libuniversal-ref-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 libuniversal-ref-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuniversal-ref-perl
How To Uninstall libuniversal-ref-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libuniversal-ref-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuniversal-ref-perl
Uninstall libuniversal-ref-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuniversal-ref-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuniversal-ref-perl
Remove libuniversal-ref-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libuniversal-ref-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuniversal-ref-perl
Remove libuniversal-ref-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuniversal-ref-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuniversal-ref-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuniversal-ref-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
