How To Install perl6-readline 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 perl6-readline on Ubuntu.
What is perl6-readline
perl6-readline is:
This package provides Raku bindings to the native readline library, supporting history and recalling of text input. A prominent example of this is the Raku REPL itself.
There are three methods to install perl6-readline 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 perl6-readline Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perl6-readline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perl6-readline
Install perl6-readline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perl6-readline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perl6-readline
Install perl6-readline 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 perl6-readline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perl6-readline
How To Uninstall perl6-readline on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the perl6-readline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perl6-readline
Uninstall perl6-readline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perl6-readline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl6-readline
Remove perl6-readline Configurations and Data
To remove perl6-readline configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perl6-readline
Remove perl6-readline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perl6-readline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl6-readline
Dependencies
perl6-readline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-readline package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.