How To Install libzmq-ffi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzmq-ffi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzmq-ffi-perl
libzmq-ffi-perl is:
ZMQ::FFI exposes a high level, transparent, OO interface to zeromq independent of the underlying libzmq version. Where semantics differ, it will dispatch to the appropriate backend for you. As it uses ffi, there is no dependency on XS or compilation. As of 1.00 ZMQ::FFI is implemented using FFI::Platypus.
There are three methods to install libzmq-ffi-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 libzmq-ffi-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 libzmq-ffi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzmq-ffi-perl
Install libzmq-ffi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzmq-ffi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzmq-ffi-perl
Install libzmq-ffi-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 libzmq-ffi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzmq-ffi-perl
How To Uninstall libzmq-ffi-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzmq-ffi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzmq-ffi-perl
Uninstall libzmq-ffi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzmq-ffi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzmq-ffi-perl
Remove libzmq-ffi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libzmq-ffi-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzmq-ffi-perl
Remove libzmq-ffi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzmq-ffi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzmq-ffi-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzmq-ffi-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
