How To Install librose-db-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librose-db-perl on Debian 9. librose-db-perl is Perl DBI wrapper and abstraction layer

Introduction

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

What is librose-db-perl

librose-db-perl is:

Rose::DB is a wrapper and abstraction layer for DBI-related functionality. Instead of dealing with “databases” that exist on “hosts” or are located via some vendor-specific addressing scheme, Rose::DB deals with “logical” data sources. It supports technologies like the Rose::DB::Object object-relational mapper system (see librose-db-object-perl for details).

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

sudo apt-get -y install librose-db-perl

Install librose-db-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librose-db-perl

Install librose-db-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 librose-db-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librose-db-perl

How To Uninstall librose-db-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove librose-db-perl

Uninstall librose-db-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librose-db-perl

Remove librose-db-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librose-db-perl

Remove librose-db-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librose-db-perl

Dependencies

librose-db-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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