How To Install cgilib on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgilib on Debian 11.
What is cgilib
cgilib is:
This library provides a simple programming API to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). It features HTTP Redirect, provides read access to FORM variables, sets HTTP Cookies and reads them.
There are three methods to install cgilib 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 cgilib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cgilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cgilib
Install cgilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cgilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cgilib
Install cgilib 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 cgilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cgilib
How To Uninstall cgilib on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cgilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cgilib
Uninstall cgilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cgilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cgilib
Remove cgilib Configurations and Data
To remove cgilib configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cgilib
Remove cgilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cgilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cgilib
Dependencies
cgilib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgilib package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.