How To Install libsys-hostname-long-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 libsys-hostname-long-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libsys-hostname-long-perl
libsys-hostname-long-perl is:
Sys::Hostname::Long determines the host full name on multiple operating systems (MacOS, Windows, Unix-like systems; more later.)
The Sys::Hostname class is the best and standard way to get the basic hostname, but that may not be fully qualified. This module tries to determine the host’s fully qualified name.
There are three methods to install libsys-hostname-long-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 libsys-hostname-long-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 libsys-hostname-long-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsys-hostname-long-perl
Install libsys-hostname-long-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsys-hostname-long-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsys-hostname-long-perl
Install libsys-hostname-long-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 libsys-hostname-long-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsys-hostname-long-perl
How To Uninstall libsys-hostname-long-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsys-hostname-long-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsys-hostname-long-perl
Uninstall libsys-hostname-long-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsys-hostname-long-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsys-hostname-long-perl
Remove libsys-hostname-long-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsys-hostname-long-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsys-hostname-long-perl
Remove libsys-hostname-long-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsys-hostname-long-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsys-hostname-long-perl
Dependencies
libsys-hostname-long-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsys-hostname-long-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.