How To Install libxstring-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxstring-perl on Debian 11. libxstring-perl is module containing isolated string helpers from B

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxstring-perl on Debian 11.

What is libxstring-perl

libxstring-perl is:

The extremely lightweight XString module provides the string helpers from the much larger B module (Perl compiler backend) in an isolated package.

Currently the cstring and perlstring helpers are available.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxstring-perl

Install libxstring-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxstring-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxstring-perl

How To Uninstall libxstring-perl on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libxstring-perl

Uninstall libxstring-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxstring-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxstring-perl

Remove libxstring-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libxstring-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxstring-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxstring-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxstring-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.