How To Install libwwwbrowser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwwwbrowser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwwwbrowser-perl
libwwwbrowser-perl is:
WWWBrowser is a Perl module which starts a web browser, in the background for X11, with a specified URL. Options exist to use a user-specified browser, including text browsers, which are started in a terminal window.
There are three methods to install libwwwbrowser-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 libwwwbrowser-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 libwwwbrowser-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwwwbrowser-perl
Install libwwwbrowser-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwwwbrowser-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwwwbrowser-perl
Install libwwwbrowser-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 libwwwbrowser-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwwwbrowser-perl
How To Uninstall libwwwbrowser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwwwbrowser-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwwwbrowser-perl
Uninstall libwwwbrowser-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwwwbrowser-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwwwbrowser-perl
Remove libwwwbrowser-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libwwwbrowser-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwwwbrowser-perl
Remove libwwwbrowser-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwwwbrowser-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwwwbrowser-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwwwbrowser-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
