How to Install and Uninstall perl Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "perl" package

This tutorial shows how to install perl on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "perl" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall perl on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: perl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 745
Provides: libansicolor-perl (= 4.06), libarchive-tar-perl (= 2.32), libattribute-handlers-perl (= 1.01), libautodie-perl (= 2.29-2), libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl (= 2.084), libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libcompress-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libcpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libcpan-meta-requirements-perl (= 2.140), libcpan-meta-yaml-perl (= 0.018), libdigest-md5-perl (= 2.55), libdigest-perl (= 1.17.01), libdigest-sha-perl (= 6.02), libencode-perl (= 3.01), libexperimental-perl (= 0.020), libextutils-cbuilder-perl (= 0.280231), libextutils-command-perl (= 7.34), libextutils-install-perl (= 2.14), libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.400000), libfile-spec-perl (= 3.7800), libhttp-tiny-perl (= 0.076), libi18n-langtags-perl (= 0.43), libio-compress-base-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-bzip2-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libio-zlib-perl (= 1.10), libjson-pp-perl (= 4.02000), liblocale-maketext-perl (= 1.29), liblocale-maketext-simple-perl (= 0.21.01), libmath-bigint-perl (= 1.999816), libmath-complex-perl (= 1.5901), libmime-base64-perl (= 3.15), libmodule-corelist-perl (= 5.20190522), libmodule-load-conditional-perl (= 0.68), libmodule-load-perl (= 0.34), libmodule-metadata-perl (= 1.000036), libnet-perl (= 1:3.11), libnet-ping-perl (= 2.71), libparams-check-perl (= 0.38), libparent-perl (= 0.237), libparse-cpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libperl-ostype-perl (= 1.010), libpod-escapes-perl (= 1.07), libpod-parser-perl (= 1.63), libpod-simple-perl (= 3.35), libstorable-perl (= 3.15), libsys-syslog-perl (= 0.35), libtest-harness-perl (= 3.42), libtest-simple-perl (= 1.302162), libtest-tester-perl (= 1.302162), libtest-use-ok-perl (= 1.302162), libthread-queue-perl (= 3.13), libthreads-perl (= 2.22), libthreads-shared-perl (= 1.60), libtime-hires-perl (= 1.9760), libtime-local-perl (= 1.2800), libtime-piece-perl (= 1.3300), libunicode-collate-perl (= 1.27), libversion-perl (= 1:0.9924), libversion-requirements-perl, podlators-perl (= 4.11)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.17)
Depends: perl-base (= 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2), perl-modules-5.30 (>= 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2), libperl5.30 (= 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2)
Recommends: netbase
Suggests: perl-doc, libterm-readline-gnu-perl | libterm-readline-perl-perl, make, libb-debug-perl, liblocale-codes-perl
Conflicts: libjson-pp-perl (<< 2.27200-2)
Breaks: apt-show-versions (<< 0.22.10), libdist-inkt-perl (<< 0.024-5), libmarc-charset-perl (<< 1.35-3), libperl-dev (<< 5.24.0~), perl-doc (<< 5.30.0-1)
Replaces: perl-base (<< 5.30.0-2), perl-modules (<< 5.22.0~)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 224104
MD5sum: d0ba8521583289741ce238b893b2c9dc
SHA1: c054a1ff4b40da84779dff7d1f3a4cfec9c2837b
SHA256: c6cafd9980691bc386f78ab5635a3a525c89ff8cd84e0757b96eb46eaac3f510
SHA512: 31c9b677785e87f72b16f823bb9a52e3e0d964a8a5639578b44e862cb6fea5382708007055582bbb959fad57bd1967fd5c9e6ee59c481487caeb9e16432f5257
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Description: Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Description-md5: 603cb1e5fe66da8106c364f4e9b84082
Task: server, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, postgresql-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes

Package: perl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.30.0-9build1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 745
Provides: libansicolor-perl (= 4.06), libarchive-tar-perl (= 2.32), libattribute-handlers-perl (= 1.01), libautodie-perl (= 2.29-2), libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl (= 2.084), libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libcompress-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libcpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libcpan-meta-requirements-perl (= 2.140), libcpan-meta-yaml-perl (= 0.018), libdigest-md5-perl (= 2.55), libdigest-perl (= 1.17.01), libdigest-sha-perl (= 6.02), libencode-perl (= 3.01), libexperimental-perl (= 0.020), libextutils-cbuilder-perl (= 0.280231), libextutils-command-perl (= 7.34), libextutils-install-perl (= 2.14), libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.400000), libfile-spec-perl (= 3.7800), libhttp-tiny-perl (= 0.076), libi18n-langtags-perl (= 0.43), libio-compress-base-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-bzip2-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-perl (= 2.084), libio-compress-zlib-perl (= 2.084), libio-zlib-perl (= 1.10), libjson-pp-perl (= 4.02000), liblocale-maketext-perl (= 1.29), liblocale-maketext-simple-perl (= 0.21.01), libmath-bigint-perl (= 1.999816), libmath-complex-perl (= 1.5901), libmime-base64-perl (= 3.15), libmodule-corelist-perl (= 5.20190522), libmodule-load-conditional-perl (= 0.68), libmodule-load-perl (= 0.34), libmodule-metadata-perl (= 1.000036), libnet-perl (= 1:3.11), libnet-ping-perl (= 2.71), libparams-check-perl (= 0.38), libparent-perl (= 0.237), libparse-cpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libperl-ostype-perl (= 1.010), libpod-escapes-perl (= 1.07), libpod-parser-perl (= 1.63), libpod-simple-perl (= 3.35), libstorable-perl (= 3.15), libsys-syslog-perl (= 0.35), libtest-harness-perl (= 3.42), libtest-simple-perl (= 1.302162), libtest-tester-perl (= 1.302162), libtest-use-ok-perl (= 1.302162), libthread-queue-perl (= 3.13), libthreads-perl (= 2.22), libthreads-shared-perl (= 1.60), libtime-hires-perl (= 1.9760), libtime-local-perl (= 1.2800), libtime-piece-perl (= 1.3300), libunicode-collate-perl (= 1.27), libversion-perl (= 1:0.9924), libversion-requirements-perl, podlators-perl (= 4.11)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.17)
Depends: perl-base (= 5.30.0-9build1), perl-modules-5.30 (>= 5.30.0-9build1), libperl5.30 (= 5.30.0-9build1)
Recommends: netbase
Suggests: perl-doc, libterm-readline-gnu-perl | libterm-readline-perl-perl, make, libb-debug-perl, liblocale-codes-perl
Conflicts: libjson-pp-perl (<< 2.27200-2)
Breaks: apt-show-versions (<< 0.22.10), libdist-inkt-perl (<< 0.024-5), libmarc-charset-perl (<< 1.35-3), libperl-dev (<< 5.24.0~), perl-doc (<< 5.30.0-1)
Replaces: perl-base (<< 5.30.0-2), perl-modules (<< 5.22.0~)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.30.0-9build1_amd64.deb
Size: 224080
MD5sum: dbd4c30371a1139d2f778f7abbdfd8a8
SHA1: 11f69a665c58366ccf79ea689b22bdd9f510d795
SHA256: 2c8532d339b5145853d358f7b3cd6567dac6770af86b0f4254611a569e515123
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Description: Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Description-md5: 603cb1e5fe66da8106c364f4e9b84082
Task: server, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, postgresql-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Build-Essential: yes