Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdirectory-scratch-perl
libdirectory-scratch-perl is:
When writing test suites for modules that operate on files,
it’s often inconvenient to correctly create a platform-independent
temporary storage space, manipulate files inside it, then clean it
up when the test exits. The inconvenience usually results in tests
that don’t work everywhere, or worse, no tests at all.
Directory::Scratch aims to eliminate that problem by making it easy to
do things right.
There are three methods to install libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
Install libdirectory-scratch-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdirectory-scratch-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
Install libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
How To Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdirectory-scratch-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdirectory-scratch-perl
Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectory-scratch-perl
Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectory-scratch-perl
Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectory-scratch-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
