How To Install libdbix-dbschema-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-dbschema-perl on Debian 9. libdbix-dbschema-perl is Perl module to manipulate schemas independently of databases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbix-dbschema-perl on Debian 9.

What is libdbix-dbschema-perl

libdbix-dbschema-perl is:

DBIx::DBSchema objects are collections of DBIx::DBSchema::Table objects and represent a database schema.

This module implements an OO-interface to database schemas. Using this module, you can create a database schema with an OO Perl interface. You can read the schema from an existing database. You can save the schema to disk and restore it from a different process. Most importantly, DBIx::DBSchema can write SQL CREATE statements for different databases from a single source.

Currently supported databases are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase and SQLite. DBIx::DBSchema will attempt to use generic SQL syntax for other databases. Assistance adding support for other databases is welcomed. See the DBIx::DBSchema::DBD manpage, “Driver Writer’s Guide and Base Class”.

There are three methods to install libdbix-dbschema-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 libdbix-dbschema-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 libdbix-dbschema-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbix-dbschema-perl

Install libdbix-dbschema-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbix-dbschema-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbix-dbschema-perl

Install libdbix-dbschema-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 libdbix-dbschema-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbix-dbschema-perl

How To Uninstall libdbix-dbschema-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdbix-dbschema-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbix-dbschema-perl

Uninstall libdbix-dbschema-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbix-dbschema-perl

Remove libdbix-dbschema-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libdbix-dbschema-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbix-dbschema-perl

Remove libdbix-dbschema-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbix-dbschema-perl

Dependencies

libdbix-dbschema-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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