How To Install libsbuild-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 libsbuild-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libsbuild-perl
libsbuild-perl is:
The sbuild suite of programs (wanna-build, buildd and sbuild) are used to build binary packages from source packages. The wanna-build database tracks packages which require building; buildd schedules work from information it gets from the wanna-build database; sbuild does the actual package building.
This package contains the core library modules used by these programs.
There are three methods to install libsbuild-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 libsbuild-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 libsbuild-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsbuild-perl
Install libsbuild-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsbuild-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsbuild-perl
Install libsbuild-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 libsbuild-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsbuild-perl
How To Uninstall libsbuild-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsbuild-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsbuild-perl
Uninstall libsbuild-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsbuild-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbuild-perl
Remove libsbuild-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsbuild-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsbuild-perl
Remove libsbuild-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsbuild-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbuild-perl
Dependencies
libsbuild-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbuild-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.