How To Install libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9. libirc-utils-perl is collection of common utilities for IRC-related tasks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9.

What is libirc-utils-perl

libirc-utils-perl is:

The functions in the IRC::Utils module take care of many of the tasks you are faced with when working with IRC. Mode lines, ban masks, message encoding and formatting, etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libirc-utils-perl

Install libirc-utils-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libirc-utils-perl

Install libirc-utils-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 libirc-utils-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libirc-utils-perl

How To Uninstall libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libirc-utils-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libirc-utils-perl

Uninstall libirc-utils-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirc-utils-perl

Remove libirc-utils-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libirc-utils-perl

Remove libirc-utils-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirc-utils-perl

Dependencies

libirc-utils-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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