How To Install pmtools on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pmtools on Debian 9. pmtools is Perl module tools

Introduction

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

What is pmtools

pmtools is:

Perl module tools is a suite of small tools that help manage and inspect perl modules, perl Plain Old Documentation files, and perl programs.

Some of the things these tools can do include:

  • show the full path to a module
  • show the version and description of a module
  • list all installed modules with descriptions
  • show what files a given program or module loads at compile time
  • show what symbols a module exports
  • list the methods of a class
  • display the source code of a function of a module

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pmtools

Install pmtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pmtools

Install pmtools 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 pmtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pmtools

How To Uninstall pmtools on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pmtools

Uninstall pmtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmtools

Remove pmtools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pmtools

Remove pmtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmtools

Dependencies

pmtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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