Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-file-lock-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdb-file-lock-perl
libdb-file-lock-perl is:
When you need locking, simply use DB_File::Lock in place of DB_File and
add an extra argument onto the tie command specifying if the file should
be locked for reading or writing.
There are three methods to install libdb-file-lock-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 libdb-file-lock-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 libdb-file-lock-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdb-file-lock-perl
Install libdb-file-lock-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdb-file-lock-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdb-file-lock-perl
Install libdb-file-lock-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 libdb-file-lock-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdb-file-lock-perl
How To Uninstall libdb-file-lock-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdb-file-lock-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdb-file-lock-perl
Uninstall libdb-file-lock-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdb-file-lock-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb-file-lock-perl
Remove libdb-file-lock-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdb-file-lock-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdb-file-lock-perl
Remove libdb-file-lock-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdb-file-lock-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb-file-lock-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-file-lock-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
