How To Install libpasswd-unix-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 libpasswd-unix-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libpasswd-unix-perl
libpasswd-unix-perl is:
The Passwd::Unix module provides an abstract interface to /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group format files. It is inspired by Unix::PasswdFile module (that one does not handle /etc/shadow file, what is necessary in modern systems like Sun Solaris 10 or Linux).
There are three methods to install libpasswd-unix-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 libpasswd-unix-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 libpasswd-unix-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpasswd-unix-perl
Install libpasswd-unix-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpasswd-unix-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpasswd-unix-perl
Install libpasswd-unix-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 libpasswd-unix-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpasswd-unix-perl
How To Uninstall libpasswd-unix-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpasswd-unix-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpasswd-unix-perl
Uninstall libpasswd-unix-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpasswd-unix-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpasswd-unix-perl
Remove libpasswd-unix-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpasswd-unix-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpasswd-unix-perl
Remove libpasswd-unix-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpasswd-unix-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpasswd-unix-perl
Dependencies
libpasswd-unix-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswd-unix-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.