How To Install libsolv-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-perl on Debian 11.
What is libsolv-perl
libsolv-perl is:
This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
- Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
- Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.
This package contains the Perl bindings for the libsolv library.
There are three methods to install libsolv-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsolv-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 libsolv-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolv-perl
Install libsolv-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolv-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolv-perl
Install libsolv-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 libsolv-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolv-perl
How To Uninstall libsolv-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libsolv-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolv-perl
Uninstall libsolv-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolv-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv-perl
Remove libsolv-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsolv-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv-perl
Remove libsolv-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolv-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolv-perl
Dependencies
libsolv-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
