How To Install libperlanet-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlanet-perl on Debian 9. libperlanet-perl is program for creating programs that aggregate web feeds

Introduction

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

What is libperlanet-perl

libperlanet-perl is:

Perlanet is a Perl module for aggregating web feeds.

It allows you to aggregate a number of web feeds (both Atom and RSS) and to publish a web page and another web feed containing the aggregated content.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libperlanet-perl

Install libperlanet-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libperlanet-perl

Install libperlanet-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 libperlanet-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libperlanet-perl

How To Uninstall libperlanet-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libperlanet-perl

Uninstall libperlanet-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperlanet-perl

Remove libperlanet-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libperlanet-perl

Remove libperlanet-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperlanet-perl

Dependencies

libperlanet-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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