How To Install libextutils-cppguess-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextutils-cppguess-perl on Debian 9. libextutils-cppguess-perl is Perl build helper to guess C++ compiler and flags

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextutils-cppguess-perl on Debian 9.

What is libextutils-cppguess-perl

libextutils-cppguess-perl is:

ExtUtils::CppGuess attempts to guess the system’s C++ compiler that is compatible with the C compiler that your perl was built with. It can generate the necessary options to the Module::Build constructor or to ExtUtils::MakeMaker’s WriteMakefile function.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libextutils-cppguess-perl

Install libextutils-cppguess-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libextutils-cppguess-perl

Install libextutils-cppguess-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 libextutils-cppguess-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libextutils-cppguess-perl

How To Uninstall libextutils-cppguess-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libextutils-cppguess-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libextutils-cppguess-perl

Uninstall libextutils-cppguess-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libextutils-cppguess-perl

Remove libextutils-cppguess-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libextutils-cppguess-perl

Remove libextutils-cppguess-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libextutils-cppguess-perl

Dependencies

libextutils-cppguess-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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