Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdist-zilla-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdist-zilla-perl
libdist-zilla-perl is:
Dist::Zilla builds distributions of code to be uploaded to the CPAN. In this
respect, it is like ExtUtils::MakeMaker, Module::Build, or Module::Install.
Unlike those tools, however, it is not also a system for installing code that
has been downloaded from the CPAN. Since it’s only run by authors, and is
meant to be run on a repository checkout rather than on published, released
code, it can do much more than those tools, and is free to make much more
ludicrous demands in terms of prerequisites.
It’s aim is to generate every file which is needed by a CPAN
distribution, but usually generated and hence commonly not checked in
into a VCS repository. For that it reads a file called dist.ini and
gathers data from other files as instructured in that file.
There are three methods to install libdist-zilla-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 libdist-zilla-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 libdist-zilla-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdist-zilla-perl
Install libdist-zilla-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdist-zilla-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdist-zilla-perl
Install libdist-zilla-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 libdist-zilla-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdist-zilla-perl
How To Uninstall libdist-zilla-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdist-zilla-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdist-zilla-perl
Uninstall libdist-zilla-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdist-zilla-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdist-zilla-perl
Remove libdist-zilla-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdist-zilla-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdist-zilla-perl
Remove libdist-zilla-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdist-zilla-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdist-zilla-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdist-zilla-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
