How To Install libunix-mknod-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunix-mknod-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libunix-mknod-perl
libunix-mknod-perl is:
Unix::Mknod allows access to the device routines major()/minor()/makedev() that may or may not be macros in .h files.
It also allows access to the mknod(2) system call.
There are three methods to install libunix-mknod-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 libunix-mknod-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 libunix-mknod-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunix-mknod-perl
Install libunix-mknod-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunix-mknod-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunix-mknod-perl
Install libunix-mknod-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 libunix-mknod-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunix-mknod-perl
How To Uninstall libunix-mknod-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libunix-mknod-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunix-mknod-perl
Uninstall libunix-mknod-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunix-mknod-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunix-mknod-perl
Remove libunix-mknod-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libunix-mknod-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunix-mknod-perl
Remove libunix-mknod-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunix-mknod-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunix-mknod-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunix-mknod-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
