How To Install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Debian 9. libapache2-mod-perl2 is Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Debian 9.

What is libapache2-mod-perl2

libapache2-mod-perl2 is:

mod_perl allows the use of Perl for just about anything Apache-related, including sections in the config files and the famous Apache::Registry module for caching compiled scripts.

It can produce anywhere from a 400% to 2000% speed increase on sites using perl scripts, and is used on many large script- based web sites - for example, http://slashdot.org.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-perl2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libapache2-mod-perl2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-perl2

Install libapache2-mod-perl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-perl2

Install libapache2-mod-perl2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-perl2

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-perl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-perl2

Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-perl2

Remove libapache2-mod-perl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-perl2

Remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-perl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-perl2

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-perl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.