How To Install eperl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eperl on Debian 10.
What is eperl
eperl is:
ePerl interprets an ASCII file bristled with Perl 5 program statements by evaluating the Perl 5 code while passing through the plain ASCII data. It can operate in various ways: As a stand-alone Unix filter or integrated Perl 5 module for general file generation tasks and as a powerful Webserver scripting language for dynamic HTML page programming.
There are three methods to install eperl 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 eperl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eperl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eperl
Install eperl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eperl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eperl
Install eperl 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 eperl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eperl
How To Uninstall eperl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the eperl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eperl
Uninstall eperl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eperl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eperl
Remove eperl Configurations and Data
To remove eperl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eperl
Remove eperl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eperl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eperl
Dependencies
eperl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eperl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.