How To Install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9. libdirectory-scratch-perl is easy-to-use self-cleaning scratch space

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9.

What is libdirectory-scratch-perl

libdirectory-scratch-perl is:

When writing test suites for modules that operate on files, it’s often inconvenient to correctly create a platform-independent temporary storage space, manipulate files inside it, then clean it up when the test exits. The inconvenience usually results in tests that don’t work everywhere, or worse, no tests at all.

Directory::Scratch aims to eliminate that problem by making it easy to do things right.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl

Install libdirectory-scratch-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl

Install libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl

How To Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdirectory-scratch-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdirectory-scratch-perl

Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectory-scratch-perl

Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectory-scratch-perl

Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectory-scratch-perl

Dependencies

libdirectory-scratch-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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