How To Install libdaemon-generic-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaemon-generic-perl on Debian 9.
What is libdaemon-generic-perl
libdaemon-generic-perl is:
Daemon::Generic provides a framework for starting, stopping and reconfiguring daemon-like programs. The framework provides for standard commands that work for init.d files and as apachectl-like commands.
Programs that use Daemon::Generic subclass Daemon::Generic to override its behavior. Almost everything that Generic::Daemon does can be overridden as needed.
There are three methods to install libdaemon-generic-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 libdaemon-generic-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 libdaemon-generic-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdaemon-generic-perl
Install libdaemon-generic-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdaemon-generic-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdaemon-generic-perl
Install libdaemon-generic-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 libdaemon-generic-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdaemon-generic-perl
How To Uninstall libdaemon-generic-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdaemon-generic-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdaemon-generic-perl
Uninstall libdaemon-generic-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdaemon-generic-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdaemon-generic-perl
Remove libdaemon-generic-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdaemon-generic-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdaemon-generic-perl
Remove libdaemon-generic-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdaemon-generic-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdaemon-generic-perl
Dependencies
libdaemon-generic-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaemon-generic-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
