How To Install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install libperl5.28

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libperl5.28

Install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt

Because cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libperl5.28

Install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libperl5.28

How to upgrade (update) a single package cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install libperl5.28

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install libperl5.28

How To Uninstall cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libperl5.28

Uninstall cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu and all its dependencies

To uninstall cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl5.28

Remove cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu with all configurations and data

To remove cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libperl5.28

Remove cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl5.28

Extra info and code examples

This package contains the shared Perl library, used by applications which embed a Perl interpreter. It also contains the architecture-dependent parts of the standard library (and depends on perl-modules-5.28 which contains the architecture-independent parts).

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the cpan5.28-x86_64-linux-gnu from Ubuntu 21.04.

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