How to Install and Uninstall cpanoutdated Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "cpanoutdated" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cpanoutdated on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cpanoutdated on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpanoutdated
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpanoutdated package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cpanoutdated
Priority: optional
Section: universe/perl
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.29-1
Depends: perl, libcpan-distnameinfo-perl, liblocal-lib-perl (>= 1.006008), liburi-perl, libwww-perl, perl (>= 5.15.8) | libmodule-metadata-perl
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpanoutdated/cpanoutdated_0.29-1_all.deb
Size: 11052
MD5sum: c611224a1a2d34999b851a6826120300
SHA1: 01420bfe4de62327ca40aaee9fd5450f5ffd4ae6
SHA256: bc4e2a0407dd995b3ccaf289c8fb4382835e709b9b47216a8b6ed5fd4e934946
Description-en: script to detect outdated CPAN modules in your environment
cpanoutdated prints the list of outdated CPAN modules in your machine. It
provides the same feature as 'CPAN::Shell->r', but cpan-outdated is much
faster and uses less memory. This script can be integrated with the cpanm
command.
Description-md5: a9da94ae906423308ca3ba90793724f3
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/cpan-outdated
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu