How To Install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl on Debian 9. libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl is Perl extension for Cyrus SASL library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl on Debian 9.

What is libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl is:

This module provides an Perl interface to the Cyrus implementation of SASL. It works with the existing Authen::SASL implementation, has been tested with Net::LDAP, and provides the GSSAPI authentication layer.

This version of the Authen::SASL::Cyrus includes an interface to the server-side functionality of the SASL library.

There are three methods to install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl 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 libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl 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 libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

How To Uninstall libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Uninstall libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Remove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Remove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl

Dependencies

libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libauthen-sasl-cyrus-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.