How To Install libx12-parser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx12-parser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libx12-parser-perl is Perl module for parsing X12 Transaction files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx12-parser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx12-parser-perl

libx12-parser-perl is:

The X12::Parser is a token based parser for parsing X12 transaction files. The parsing of transaction files requires the presence of configuration files for the different transaction types.

The following methods are available: new, parsefile, parse, closefile, get_next_loop, get_loop_segments, get_next_pos_loop,get_next_pos_level_loop, print_tree, get_segment_separator, and get_segment_separator.

There are three methods to install libx12-parser-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 libx12-parser-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 libx12-parser-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx12-parser-perl

Install libx12-parser-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx12-parser-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx12-parser-perl

Install libx12-parser-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 libx12-parser-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx12-parser-perl

How To Uninstall libx12-parser-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx12-parser-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx12-parser-perl

Uninstall libx12-parser-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx12-parser-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx12-parser-perl

Remove libx12-parser-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libx12-parser-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx12-parser-perl

Remove libx12-parser-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx12-parser-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx12-parser-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx12-parser-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.