How To Install msva-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msva-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is msva-perl
msva-perl is:
The Monkeysphere Validation Agent offers a local service for tools to validate certificates (both X.509 and OpenPGP) and other public keys.
This package contains a perl implementation of a Monkeysphere Validation Agent.
There are three methods to install msva-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 msva-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 msva-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msva-perl
Install msva-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msva-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msva-perl
Install msva-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 msva-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msva-perl
How To Uninstall msva-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the msva-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msva-perl
Uninstall msva-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msva-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msva-perl
Remove msva-perl Configurations and Data
To remove msva-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msva-perl
Remove msva-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msva-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msva-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msva-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
