How to Install and Uninstall perl Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "perl" package

Please follow the instructions below to install perl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "perl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall perl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: perl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Build-Essential: yes
Section: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 668
Provides: libansicolor-perl (= 5.01), libarchive-tar-perl (= 2.40), libattribute-handlers-perl (= 1.02), libautodie-perl (= 2.34), libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl (= 2.103), libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (= 2.105), libcompress-zlib-perl (= 2.106), libcpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libcpan-meta-requirements-perl (= 2.140), libcpan-meta-yaml-perl (= 0.018), libdigest-md5-perl (= 2.58), libdigest-perl (= 1.20), libdigest-sha-perl (= 6.02), libencode-perl (= 3.17), libexperimental-perl (= 0.028), libextutils-cbuilder-perl (= 0.280236), libextutils-command-perl (= 7.64), libextutils-install-perl (= 2.20), libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.450000), libfile-spec-perl (= 3.8400), libhttp-tiny-perl (= 0.080), libi18n-langtags-perl (= 0.45), libio-compress-base-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-bzip2-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-zlib-perl (= 2.106), libio-zlib-perl (= 1.11), libjson-pp-perl (= 4.07000), liblocale-maketext-perl (= 1.31), liblocale-maketext-simple-perl (= 0.21.01), libmath-bigint-perl (= 1.999830), libmath-complex-perl (= 1.5902), libmime-base64-perl (= 3.16), libmodule-corelist-perl (= 5.20220520), libmodule-load-conditional-perl (= 0.74), libmodule-load-perl (= 0.36), libmodule-metadata-perl (= 1.000037), libnet-perl (= 1:3.14), libnet-ping-perl (= 2.74), libparams-check-perl (= 0.38), libparent-perl (= 0.238), libparse-cpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libperl-ostype-perl (= 1.010), libpod-escapes-perl (= 1.07), libpod-simple-perl (= 3.43), libstorable-perl (= 3.26), libsys-syslog-perl (= 0.36), libtest-harness-perl (= 3.44), libtest-simple-perl (= 1.302190), libtest-tester-perl (= 1.302190), libtest-use-ok-perl (= 1.302190), libtext-balanced-perl (= 2.04), libthread-queue-perl (= 3.14), libthreads-perl (= 2.27), libthreads-shared-perl (= 1.64), libtime-hires-perl (= 1.9770), libtime-local-perl (= 1.3000), libtime-piece-perl (= 1.3401), libunicode-collate-perl (= 1.31), libversion-perl (= 1:0.9929), libversion-requirements-perl, podlators-perl (= 4.14)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.17)
Depends: perl-base (= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1), perl-modules-5.36 (>= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1), libperl5.36 (= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1)
Recommends: netbase
Suggests: perl-doc, libterm-readline-gnu-perl | libterm-readline-perl-perl, make, libtap-harness-archive-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 (<< 5.36.0-1), perl-modules-5.22, perl-modules-5.24, perl-modules-5.26 (<< 5.26.2-5)
Replaces: perl-base (<< 5.36.0-2), perl-modules (<< 5.22.0~)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.36.0-9ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 235452
MD5sum: e75d9f993fa1b99230543eae7acbad9b
SHA1: 4c1c50e0c654396c1699333b990a995eac425a2f
SHA256: 7741a9a2edbd50a2a0b373cb7ddcceac3372b4a5215ad541d2d90826eb189c95
SHA512: 226c45c07302cac152d0aa375709577d43dd90b822e19246cd53f403781bf35e1f8f8b1e34369b3390369c680f29fa28efb4139f1ce87e97d5dcf9cc1da347e9
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Description: Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Description-md5: 603cb1e5fe66da8106c364f4e9b84082
Task: server-minimal, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, postgresql-server, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi

Package: perl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.36.0-9ubuntu1
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: 668
Provides: libansicolor-perl (= 5.01), libarchive-tar-perl (= 2.40), libattribute-handlers-perl (= 1.02), libautodie-perl (= 2.34), libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl (= 2.103), libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (= 2.105), libcompress-zlib-perl (= 2.106), libcpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libcpan-meta-requirements-perl (= 2.140), libcpan-meta-yaml-perl (= 0.018), libdigest-md5-perl (= 2.58), libdigest-perl (= 1.20), libdigest-sha-perl (= 6.02), libencode-perl (= 3.17), libexperimental-perl (= 0.028), libextutils-cbuilder-perl (= 0.280236), libextutils-command-perl (= 7.64), libextutils-install-perl (= 2.20), libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.450000), libfile-spec-perl (= 3.8400), libhttp-tiny-perl (= 0.080), libi18n-langtags-perl (= 0.45), libio-compress-base-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-bzip2-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-perl (= 2.106), libio-compress-zlib-perl (= 2.106), libio-zlib-perl (= 1.11), libjson-pp-perl (= 4.07000), liblocale-maketext-perl (= 1.31), liblocale-maketext-simple-perl (= 0.21.01), libmath-bigint-perl (= 1.999830), libmath-complex-perl (= 1.5902), libmime-base64-perl (= 3.16), libmodule-corelist-perl (= 5.20220520), libmodule-load-conditional-perl (= 0.74), libmodule-load-perl (= 0.36), libmodule-metadata-perl (= 1.000037), libnet-perl (= 1:3.14), libnet-ping-perl (= 2.74), libparams-check-perl (= 0.38), libparent-perl (= 0.238), libparse-cpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libperl-ostype-perl (= 1.010), libpod-escapes-perl (= 1.07), libpod-simple-perl (= 3.43), libstorable-perl (= 3.26), libsys-syslog-perl (= 0.36), libtest-harness-perl (= 3.44), libtest-simple-perl (= 1.302190), libtest-tester-perl (= 1.302190), libtest-use-ok-perl (= 1.302190), libtext-balanced-perl (= 2.04), libthread-queue-perl (= 3.14), libthreads-perl (= 2.27), libthreads-shared-perl (= 1.64), libtime-hires-perl (= 1.9770), libtime-local-perl (= 1.3000), libtime-piece-perl (= 1.3401), libunicode-collate-perl (= 1.31), libversion-perl (= 1:0.9929), libversion-requirements-perl, podlators-perl (= 4.14)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.17)
Depends: perl-base (= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1), perl-modules-5.36 (>= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1), libperl5.36 (= 5.36.0-9ubuntu1)
Recommends: netbase
Suggests: perl-doc, libterm-readline-gnu-perl | libterm-readline-perl-perl, make, libtap-harness-archive-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 (<< 5.36.0-1), perl-modules-5.22, perl-modules-5.24, perl-modules-5.26 (<< 5.26.2-5)
Replaces: perl-base (<< 5.36.0-2), perl-modules (<< 5.22.0~)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.36.0-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 235446
MD5sum: 1063f16b6e3bb235cb87445232f89223
SHA1: 5086795d81f75ecda0a821bf38f63f956efc6622
SHA256: 7848dbab1f58c0e9cd408cbbfd5de1aa3f31ebe74687cc1bedf13d36a6f22181
SHA512: 3a787060da06e45452d7cd1a267767bd60286bf7278f7371e59a89ec488017f9a86662c83f28c4fb1c77e122e5523ece0efa3985022cc2f9f4ffa5d4f8e0a0b0
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Description: Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Description-md5: 603cb1e5fe66da8106c364f4e9b84082
Task: server-minimal, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, postgresql-server, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, mail-server, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi
Build-Essential: yes