Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdbi-perl
libdbi-perl is:
DBI (DataBase Interface) is a Perl framework that provides a common interface
to access various backend databases in a uniform manner. DBD (DataBase Driver)
modules provide implementations for various backend data storage mechanisms
including networked relational databases (particularly SQL databases) and even
web services such as the Google search engine.
It is extremely portable and available for a wide range of operating systems,
architectures and data stores, including:
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL Server
- IBM DB2
- SQLite
- PostgreSQL
- Firebird
- MySQL
Package: libdbi-perl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.643-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2121
Provides: dh-sequence-perl-dbi, perl-dbdabi-94
Depends: perl (>= 5.30.0-9), perlapi-5.30.0, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: libclone-perl, libmldbm-perl, libnet-daemon-perl, libsql-statement-perl
Breaks: libdbd-anydata-perl (« 0.11+), libdbd-csv-perl (« 0.3600+), libsql-statement-perl (« 1.33+)
Filename: pool/main/libd/libdbi-perl/libdbi-perl_1.643-1_amd64.deb
Size: 729724
MD5sum: 6d0fbc3a924a11b7b1cda2776e10da0b
SHA1: 471412e09578fb2819c8dacd5f6f8d3b84bb1210
SHA256: f190bc7b98aaf578d64502d7cbf3f316bdbe0c67960b16d7565077a2e4efdf1e
Homepage: https://dbi.perl.org/
Description-en: Perl Database Interface (DBI)
DBI (DataBase Interface) is a Perl framework that provides a common interface
to access various backend databases in a uniform manner. DBD (DataBase Driver)
modules provide implementations for various backend data storage mechanisms
including networked relational databases (particularly SQL databases) and even
web services such as the Google search engine.
It is extremely portable and available for a wide range of operating systems,
architectures and data stores, including:
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL Server
- IBM DB2
- SQLite
- PostgreSQL
- Firebird
- MySQL
There are three methods to install libdbi-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdbi-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 libdbi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbi-perl
Install libdbi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbi-perl
Install libdbi-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 libdbi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbi-perl
How To Uninstall libdbi-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdbi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbi-perl
Uninstall libdbi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbi-perl
Remove libdbi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdbi-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbi-perl
Remove libdbi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbi-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
