How To Install libapache2-request-perl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-request-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libapache2-request-perl
libapache2-request-perl is:
The generic Apache request library (APR) contains modules for manipulating client request data with the Apache API from Perl and C. Functionality includes:
- parsing of application/x-www-form-urlencoded data
- parsing of multipart/form-data
- parsing of HTTP Cookies
This package contains the Perl bindings, which are simply a thin XS layer on top of libapreq, making them a lighter and faster alternative to CGI.pm and CGI::Cookie.
There are three methods to install libapache2-request-perl on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapache2-request-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 libapache2-request-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-request-perl
Install libapache2-request-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-request-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-request-perl
Install libapache2-request-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 libapache2-request-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-request-perl
How To Uninstall libapache2-request-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libapache2-request-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-request-perl
Uninstall libapache2-request-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-request-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-request-perl
Remove libapache2-request-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-request-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-request-perl
Remove libapache2-request-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-request-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-request-perl
Dependencies
libapache2-request-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-request-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.