How To Install libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9. libparallel-prefork-perl is simple prefork server framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9.

What is libparallel-prefork-perl

libparallel-prefork-perl is:

Parallel::Prefork is much like Parallel::ForkManager, but supports graceful shutdown and run-time reconfiguration.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libparallel-prefork-perl

Install libparallel-prefork-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libparallel-prefork-perl

Install libparallel-prefork-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 libparallel-prefork-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libparallel-prefork-perl

How To Uninstall libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libparallel-prefork-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libparallel-prefork-perl

Uninstall libparallel-prefork-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparallel-prefork-perl

Remove libparallel-prefork-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libparallel-prefork-perl

Remove libparallel-prefork-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparallel-prefork-perl

Dependencies

libparallel-prefork-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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