How To Install libsvn-svnlook-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-svnlook-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. libsvn-svnlook-perl is module to aid using svnlook in Subversion hooks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-svnlook-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsvn-svnlook-perl

libsvn-svnlook-perl is:

SVN::SVNLook runs the command line client, svnlook. This module provides an interface to retrieve information such as author, revision, date, and log message.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsvn-svnlook-perl

Install libsvn-svnlook-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsvn-svnlook-perl

Install libsvn-svnlook-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 libsvn-svnlook-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsvn-svnlook-perl

How To Uninstall libsvn-svnlook-perl on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsvn-svnlook-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsvn-svnlook-perl

Uninstall libsvn-svnlook-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsvn-svnlook-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvn-svnlook-perl

Remove libsvn-svnlook-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libsvn-svnlook-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsvn-svnlook-perl

Remove libsvn-svnlook-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvn-svnlook-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-svnlook-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.