Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl is:
DBIx::FullTextSearch is a flexible solution for indexing contents of documents.
It uses the MySQL database to store the information about words and
documents and provides Perl interface for indexing new documents,
making changes and searching for matches. For DBIx::FullTextSearch, a document
is nearly anything – Perl scalar, file, Web document, database field.
The basic style of interface is shown above. What you need is a MySQL
database and a DBI with DBD::mysql. Then you create a DBIx::FullTextSearch
index – a set of tables that maintain all necessary information. Once created
it can be accessed many times, either for updating the index (adding
documents) or searching.
DBIx::FullTextSearch uses one basic table to store parameters of the index.
Second table is used to store the actual information about documents and words,
and depending on the type of the index (specified during index creation)
there may be more tables to store additional information (like
conversion from external string names (eg. URL’s) to internal numeric
form). For a user, these internal thingies and internal behaviour of the
index are not important. The important part is the API, the methods to
index document and ask questions about words in documents. However,
certain understanding of how it all works may be useful when you are
deciding if this module is for you and what type of index will best
suit your needs.
There are three methods to install libdbix-fulltextsearch-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 libdbix-fulltextsearch-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 libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
Install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
Install libdbix-fulltextsearch-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 libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
How To Uninstall libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
Uninstall libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
Remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
Remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
