How to install Perl on Ubuntu on 22.04?

Overview

Perl is a programming language used to develop various algorithms. Also, it is utilised for a variety of jobs including GUI and Web creation and management. The Perl database integration interface, which supports external databases like PostgreSQL, MySql, and Oracle, is one of Perl's unique features.

This tutorial will show you how to install Perl on Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

There are certain prerequisites that need to be met before you begin.

• Server with Ubuntu 22.04

• Non-root user (sudo-enabled)

Key

• Red Color: Input

• Green Color: Output

Common prompts

• When using sudo to execute a command, you might be asked for your user password.

• When a command is executed, you could be asked if you wish to carry it out further or not. Enter "Y" to proceed or "n" to end, and then press ENTER.

Get Started

Step 1: Update all dependencies

Run the below command to fetch the package information from all configured sources.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Download installation package

Run the below command to download and install the package fetched above.

sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 3: Install Perl

Execute the Perl installation command as:

sudo apt install perl

Step 4: Check Perl version

To check the version of Perl installed, run the command below:

perl -v

Conclusion

Perl is a language that is used extensively for string analysis as well as for text processing. We covered how to install Perl on Ubuntu in the above article.