How To Install libnumber-format-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 libnumber-format-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libnumber-format-perl
libnumber-format-perl is:
Number::Format is a Perl module that formats numbers according to standard conventions, such as adding thousands separators and decimal points appropriate to the current locale. It can also convert strings into numbers, format currency values, and convert numbers to KB, MB, and GB values.
There are three methods to install libnumber-format-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 libnumber-format-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 libnumber-format-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnumber-format-perl
Install libnumber-format-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnumber-format-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnumber-format-perl
Install libnumber-format-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 libnumber-format-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnumber-format-perl
How To Uninstall libnumber-format-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libnumber-format-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnumber-format-perl
Uninstall libnumber-format-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnumber-format-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnumber-format-perl
Remove libnumber-format-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libnumber-format-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnumber-format-perl
Remove libnumber-format-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnumber-format-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnumber-format-perl
Dependencies
libnumber-format-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnumber-format-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.