How To Install libfuse-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 libfuse-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libfuse-perl
libfuse-perl is:
This module lets you implement filesystems in perl, through the FUSE interface
FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the kernel. FUSE also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.
There are three methods to install libfuse-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 libfuse-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 libfuse-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfuse-perl
Install libfuse-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfuse-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfuse-perl
Install libfuse-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 libfuse-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfuse-perl
How To Uninstall libfuse-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfuse-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfuse-perl
Uninstall libfuse-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfuse-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuse-perl
Remove libfuse-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libfuse-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfuse-perl
Remove libfuse-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfuse-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuse-perl
Dependencies
libfuse-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.