How To Install libwx-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwx-perl
libwx-perl is:
wxPerl is an extension module allowing the creation of GUI (Graphical User Interface) Perl programs using the wxWidgets toolkit. It serves as a Perl wrapper around wxWidgets.
There are three methods to install libwx-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 libwx-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 libwx-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwx-perl
Install libwx-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwx-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwx-perl
Install libwx-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 libwx-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwx-perl
How To Uninstall libwx-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwx-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwx-perl
Uninstall libwx-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwx-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwx-perl
Remove libwx-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libwx-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwx-perl
Remove libwx-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwx-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwx-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
