How To Install libhttp-parser-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-parser-perl on Debian 9. libhttp-parser-perl is module for parsing HTTP requests and responses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-parser-perl on Debian 9.

What is libhttp-parser-perl

libhttp-parser-perl is:

HTTP::Parser is a Perl module for parsing HTTP requests and responses out of streams, returning an HTTP::Request or HTTP::Response object as appropriate. It also supports HTTP/1.1’s chunked encoding.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhttp-parser-perl

Install libhttp-parser-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhttp-parser-perl

Install libhttp-parser-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 libhttp-parser-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhttp-parser-perl

How To Uninstall libhttp-parser-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhttp-parser-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhttp-parser-perl

Uninstall libhttp-parser-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttp-parser-perl

Remove libhttp-parser-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttp-parser-perl

Remove libhttp-parser-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttp-parser-perl

Dependencies

libhttp-parser-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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