Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-vfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnome2-vfs-perl
libgnome2-vfs-perl is:
libgnome2-vfs-perl provides Perl bindings for the 2.x series of the GNOME
VFS library.
GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It provides a modular architecture
and ships with several modules that implement support for file systems, http,
ftp and others. It provides a URI-based API, a backend supporting asynchronous
file operations, a MIME type manipulation library and other features.
Find out more about GNOME at http://www.gnome.org.
The perl bindings follow the C API very closely, and the C reference
documentation should be considered the canonical source:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gnome-vfs-2.0/index.html
This module is part of gtk2-perl.
To discuss gtk2-perl, ask questions and flame/praise the authors,
join [email protected] at lists.gnome.org.
Also have a look at the gtk2-perl website and sourceforge project page,
http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net
There are three methods to install libgnome2-vfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgnome2-vfs-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 libgnome2-vfs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnome2-vfs-perl
Install libgnome2-vfs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnome2-vfs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnome2-vfs-perl
Install libgnome2-vfs-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 libgnome2-vfs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnome2-vfs-perl
How To Uninstall libgnome2-vfs-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnome2-vfs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnome2-vfs-perl
Uninstall libgnome2-vfs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnome2-vfs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome2-vfs-perl
Remove libgnome2-vfs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgnome2-vfs-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome2-vfs-perl
Remove libgnome2-vfs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnome2-vfs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome2-vfs-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-vfs-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
