How to Install and Uninstall libmodule-optional-perl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "libmodule-optional-perl" package

This tutorial shows how to install libmodule-optional-perl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libmodule-optional-perl" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libmodule-optional-perl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 libmodule-optional-perl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libmodule-optional-perl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/perl
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.03-1
Depends: perl
Filename: pool/universe/libm/libmodule-optional-perl/libmodule-optional-perl_0.03-1_all.deb
Size: 13078
MD5sum: 23c9079073f08b2d51213aaae715a62f
SHA1: 8a05b36968b72c875fc876b5c54d2e20f06d3004
SHA256: 8d32efda5bbc8f24779dfcfd10f9e823127c9cc02ef1393f10a5289b22ee7ab7
Description-en: Module::Optional - Breaking module dependency chains
This module provides a way of using a module which may or may not be
installed on the target machine. If the module is available it behaves
as a straight use. If the module is not available, subs are repointed to
their equivalents in a dummy namespace.
Description-md5: c0a317fb7084df4e2da924b0b9223d7d
Homepage: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Module-Optional/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu