Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdir-purge-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdir-purge-perl
libdir-purge-perl is:
Dir::Purge implements functions to reduce the number of files in a
directory according to a strategy. It currently provides one strategy:
removal of files by age.
There are three methods to install libdir-purge-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 libdir-purge-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 libdir-purge-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdir-purge-perl
Install libdir-purge-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdir-purge-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdir-purge-perl
Install libdir-purge-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 libdir-purge-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdir-purge-perl
How To Uninstall libdir-purge-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdir-purge-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdir-purge-perl
Uninstall libdir-purge-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdir-purge-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdir-purge-perl
Remove libdir-purge-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdir-purge-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdir-purge-perl
Remove libdir-purge-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdir-purge-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdir-purge-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdir-purge-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
