How To Install libwww-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwww-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libwww-perl
libwww-perl is:
libwww-perl (also known as LWP) is a collection of Perl modules that provide a simple and consistent programming interface (API) to the World-Wide Web. The main focus of the library is to provide classes and functions that allow you to write WWW clients. It also contains general purpose modules, as well as a simple HTTP/1.1-compatible server implementation. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-fonts, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libwww-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 libwww-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 libwww-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwww-perl
Install libwww-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwww-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwww-perl
Install libwww-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 libwww-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwww-perl
How To Uninstall libwww-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libwww-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwww-perl
Uninstall libwww-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwww-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwww-perl
Remove libwww-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libwww-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwww-perl
Remove libwww-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwww-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwww-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwww-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
