How To Install libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Debian 9.
What is libboost-geometry-utils-perl
libboost-geometry-utils-perl is:
Boost::Geometry::Utils provides bindings to perform some geometric operations using the Boost Geometry library. It does not aim at providing full bindings for such library, which is why the Boost::Geometry namespace was left free.
There are three methods to install libboost-geometry-utils-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 libboost-geometry-utils-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 libboost-geometry-utils-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Install libboost-geometry-utils-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-geometry-utils-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Install libboost-geometry-utils-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 libboost-geometry-utils-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl
How To Uninstall libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libboost-geometry-utils-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Uninstall libboost-geometry-utils-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-geometry-utils-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-geometry-utils-perl
Dependencies
libboost-geometry-utils-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-geometry-utils-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
