How To Install libsubunit-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 libsubunit-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libsubunit-perl
libsubunit-perl is:
subunit is a protocol for test activity serialisation deserialisation. This permits executing tests remotely, or saving the result of test runs for later introspection.
The libsubunit-perl package contains the Perl language support for Subunit.
There are three methods to install libsubunit-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 libsubunit-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 libsubunit-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsubunit-perl
Install libsubunit-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsubunit-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsubunit-perl
Install libsubunit-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 libsubunit-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsubunit-perl
How To Uninstall libsubunit-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsubunit-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsubunit-perl
Uninstall libsubunit-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsubunit-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsubunit-perl
Remove libsubunit-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsubunit-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsubunit-perl
Remove libsubunit-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsubunit-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsubunit-perl
Dependencies
libsubunit-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubunit-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.