Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforest-perl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libforest-perl
libforest-perl is:
Forest is a collection of Perl modules implementing a generalized N-ary tree
data structure. It also includes several modules useful for manipulating this
data, including loading data from file, indexing it in memory, and writing it
back out to files (in various formats).
There are three methods to install libforest-perl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libforest-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 libforest-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libforest-perl
Install libforest-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libforest-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libforest-perl
Install libforest-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 libforest-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libforest-perl
How To Uninstall libforest-perl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libforest-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libforest-perl
Uninstall libforest-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libforest-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforest-perl
Remove libforest-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libforest-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libforest-perl
Remove libforest-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libforest-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libforest-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforest-perl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
