How To Install libcrypt-ssleay-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt-ssleay-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcrypt-ssleay-perl
libcrypt-ssleay-perl is:
This perl module provides support for the HTTPS protocol under LWP, so that an LWP::UserAgent can make HTTPS GET & HEAD & POST requests. Please see perldoc LWP for more information on POST requests.
The Crypt::SSLeay package contains Net::SSL, which is automatically loaded by LWP::Protocol::https on HTTPS requests, and provides the necessary SSL glue for that module to work via these deprecated modules: Crypt::SSLeay::CTX, Crypt::SSLeay::Conn and Crypt::SSLeay::X509.
Work on Crypt::SSLeay has been continued only to provide HTTPS support for the LWP - libwww perl libraries. If you want access to the OpenSSL API via perl, check out Sampo’s Net::SSLeay (available in Debian as the libnet-ssleay-perl package).
There are three methods to install libcrypt-ssleay-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcrypt-ssleay-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 libcrypt-ssleay-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcrypt-ssleay-perl
Install libcrypt-ssleay-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt-ssleay-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcrypt-ssleay-perl
Install libcrypt-ssleay-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 libcrypt-ssleay-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcrypt-ssleay-perl
How To Uninstall libcrypt-ssleay-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcrypt-ssleay-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcrypt-ssleay-perl
Uninstall libcrypt-ssleay-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcrypt-ssleay-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypt-ssleay-perl
Remove libcrypt-ssleay-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcrypt-ssleay-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypt-ssleay-perl
Remove libcrypt-ssleay-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcrypt-ssleay-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypt-ssleay-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt-ssleay-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
