How To Install libreadonly-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 libreadonly-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libreadonly-perl
libreadonly-perl is:
Readonly is a facility for creating non-modifiable variables. This is useful for configuration files, headers, etc. It can also be useful as a development and debugging tool, for catching updates to variables that should not be changed.
There are three methods to install libreadonly-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 libreadonly-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 libreadonly-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreadonly-perl
Install libreadonly-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreadonly-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreadonly-perl
Install libreadonly-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 libreadonly-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreadonly-perl
How To Uninstall libreadonly-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libreadonly-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreadonly-perl
Uninstall libreadonly-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreadonly-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadonly-perl
Remove libreadonly-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libreadonly-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreadonly-perl
Remove libreadonly-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreadonly-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadonly-perl
Dependencies
libreadonly-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadonly-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.