How To Install libxs-object-magic-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxs-object-magic-perl on Debian 9. libxs-object-magic-perl is module for opaque, extensible XS pointer backed objects using sv_magic

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxs-object-magic-perl on Debian 9.

What is libxs-object-magic-perl

libxs-object-magic-perl is:

XS::Object::Magic provides a way of associating structs with Perl space objects designed to supercede Perl’s builtin “T_PTROBJ” with something that is designed to be:

  • extensible: The association of the pointer using “sv_magicext” can be done on any data type, so you can associate C structs with any representation type. This means that you can add pointers to any object (hand coded, Moose or otherwise), while still having instance data in regular hashes.
  • opaque: The C pointer is neither visible nor modifiable from Perl space. This prevents accidental corruption which could lead to segfaults using “T_PTROBJ” (e.g. “$$ptr_obj = 0”).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxs-object-magic-perl

Install libxs-object-magic-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxs-object-magic-perl

Install libxs-object-magic-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 libxs-object-magic-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxs-object-magic-perl

How To Uninstall libxs-object-magic-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxs-object-magic-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxs-object-magic-perl

Uninstall libxs-object-magic-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxs-object-magic-perl

Remove libxs-object-magic-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxs-object-magic-perl

Remove libxs-object-magic-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxs-object-magic-perl

Dependencies

libxs-object-magic-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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