How To Install libmarc-record-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarc-record-perl on Debian 9. libmarc-record-perl is Perl extension for handling MARC records

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarc-record-perl on Debian 9.

What is libmarc-record-perl

libmarc-record-perl is:

The MARC::* series of modules create a simple object-oriented abstraction of MARC record handling. The files are:

MARC::Doc::Tutorial A tutorial explaining how to use MARC::Record.

MARC::Record The core class for representing a single MARC record.

MARC::Field Another core class for representing a single field in a record.

MARC::Batch The basic object for access to a batch of one or more MARC records.

MARC::File Base class for the MARC file.

MARC::File::USMARC MARC::File::MicroLIF Subclasses of MARC::File specific to the USMARC and MicroLIF formats

MARC::Lint Extension to check MARC records for validity.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmarc-record-perl

Install libmarc-record-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmarc-record-perl

Install libmarc-record-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 libmarc-record-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmarc-record-perl

How To Uninstall libmarc-record-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmarc-record-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmarc-record-perl

Uninstall libmarc-record-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmarc-record-perl

Remove libmarc-record-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmarc-record-perl

Remove libmarc-record-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmarc-record-perl

Dependencies

libmarc-record-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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