How To Install perlindex on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install perlindex on Debian 9. perlindex is Perl manual pages index and query application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perlindex on Debian 9.

What is perlindex

perlindex is:

Perlindex is a program to index and search the perl documentation.

An index database must be built that will store keywords for all perl and installed modules man pages.

Then perlindex can be run and will present the user the most likely choice for documentation.

There are three methods to install perlindex 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 perlindex Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install perlindex

Install perlindex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install perlindex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perlindex

Install perlindex 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 perlindex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perlindex

How To Uninstall perlindex on Debian 9

To uninstall only the perlindex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perlindex

Uninstall perlindex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall perlindex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perlindex

Remove perlindex Configurations and Data

To remove perlindex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perlindex

Remove perlindex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perlindex

Dependencies

perlindex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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