How To Install libprpc-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprpc-perl on Debian 9. libprpc-perl is Perl extensions for writing pRPC servers and clients

Introduction

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

What is libprpc-perl

libprpc-perl is:

Perl RPC simplifies the writing of Perl based client/server applications. RPC::pServer is the package used on the server side, and you guess what RPC::pClient is for. pRPC works by defining a set of functions that may be executed by the client.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libprpc-perl

Install libprpc-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libprpc-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libprpc-perl

How To Uninstall libprpc-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libprpc-perl

Uninstall libprpc-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprpc-perl

Remove libprpc-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libprpc-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libprpc-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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