How To Install libsane-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsane-perl on Debian 9.
What is libsane-perl
libsane-perl is:
The Sane module allows you to access SANE-compatible scanners in a Perlish and object-oriented way, freeing you from the casting and memory management in C, yet remaining very close in spirit to original API.
There are three methods to install libsane-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 libsane-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 libsane-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsane-perl
Install libsane-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsane-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsane-perl
Install libsane-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 libsane-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsane-perl
How To Uninstall libsane-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsane-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsane-perl
Uninstall libsane-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsane-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsane-perl
Remove libsane-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsane-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsane-perl
Remove libsane-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsane-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsane-perl
Dependencies
libsane-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsane-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
