How To Install libuser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libuser-perl
libuser-perl is:
Provides an API to retrieve user data, such as login name or home directory in an OS independent manner. [Used by WWW::Search]
There are three methods to install libuser-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 libuser-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 libuser-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuser-perl
Install libuser-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuser-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuser-perl
Install libuser-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 libuser-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuser-perl
How To Uninstall libuser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libuser-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuser-perl
Uninstall libuser-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuser-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuser-perl
Remove libuser-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libuser-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuser-perl
Remove libuser-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuser-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuser-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
