How To Install libxmltv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmltv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxmltv-perl
libxmltv-perl is:
Gather television listings, process them and organize your viewing. XMLTV is a file format for storing TV listings, defined in xmltv.dtd.
This package includes the Perl modules that are part of XMLTV, as well as the XMLTV DTD.
There are three methods to install libxmltv-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 libxmltv-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 libxmltv-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxmltv-perl
Install libxmltv-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmltv-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxmltv-perl
Install libxmltv-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 libxmltv-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxmltv-perl
How To Uninstall libxmltv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxmltv-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxmltv-perl
Uninstall libxmltv-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxmltv-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmltv-perl
Remove libxmltv-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libxmltv-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxmltv-perl
Remove libxmltv-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxmltv-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmltv-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmltv-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
