How To Install perl6-zef on Debian 10

Learn how to install perl6-zef on Debian 10 with this tutorial. perl6-zef is Perl 6 package manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-zef on Debian 10.

What is perl6-zef

perl6-zef is:

Zef is a Perl 6 package (module) manager. It can be used to download and install Perl 6 modules in your home directory or as a system-wide module.

There are three methods to install perl6-zef on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install perl6-zef Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-zef using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install perl6-zef

Install perl6-zef Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-zef using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perl6-zef

Install perl6-zef 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 perl6-zef using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perl6-zef

How To Uninstall perl6-zef on Debian 10

To uninstall only the perl6-zef package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perl6-zef

Uninstall perl6-zef And Its Dependencies

To uninstall perl6-zef and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl6-zef

Remove perl6-zef Configurations and Data

To remove perl6-zef configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perl6-zef

Remove perl6-zef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove perl6-zef configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl6-zef

Dependencies

perl6-zef have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-zef package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.