How To Install libexpect-simple-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-simple-perl on Debian 11. libexpect-simple-perl is wrapper around the Expect module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-simple-perl on Debian 11.

What is libexpect-simple-perl

libexpect-simple-perl is:

Expect::Simple is a wrapper around the Expect module which should suffice for simple applications. It hides most of the Expect machinery; the Expect object is available for tweaking if need be.

There are three methods to install libexpect-simple-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libexpect-simple-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 libexpect-simple-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexpect-simple-perl

Install libexpect-simple-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexpect-simple-perl

Install libexpect-simple-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 libexpect-simple-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexpect-simple-perl

How To Uninstall libexpect-simple-perl on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libexpect-simple-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexpect-simple-perl

Uninstall libexpect-simple-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexpect-simple-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexpect-simple-perl

Remove libexpect-simple-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libexpect-simple-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexpect-simple-perl

Remove libexpect-simple-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexpect-simple-perl

Dependencies

libexpect-simple-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-simple-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.