How To Install pmuninstall on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmuninstall on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pmuninstall
pmuninstall is:
pmuninstall is a fast module uninstaller. It reads installed files lists from *.packlist files (generated when installing modules using e.g. cpanminus) and deletes them.
There are three methods to install pmuninstall on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pmuninstall Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pmuninstall using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pmuninstall
Install pmuninstall Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pmuninstall using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pmuninstall
Install pmuninstall 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 pmuninstall using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pmuninstall
How To Uninstall pmuninstall on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pmuninstall package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pmuninstall
Uninstall pmuninstall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pmuninstall and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmuninstall
Remove pmuninstall Configurations and Data
To remove pmuninstall configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pmuninstall
Remove pmuninstall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pmuninstall configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmuninstall
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmuninstall package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.