How To Install libaudio-file-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio-file-perl on Debian 11. libaudio-file-perl is Perl audio file abstraction library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio-file-perl on Debian 11.

What is libaudio-file-perl

libaudio-file-perl is:

Audio::File abstracts a single audio file, independent of its format. Using this module you can access a files meta-info like title, album, etc. as well as the files audio-properties like its length and bitrate.

Currently only the formats flac, ogg vorbis and mp3 are supported, but support for other formats may be easily added.

There are three methods to install libaudio-file-perl 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 libaudio-file-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaudio-file-perl

Install libaudio-file-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaudio-file-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaudio-file-perl

Install libaudio-file-perl 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 libaudio-file-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaudio-file-perl

How To Uninstall libaudio-file-perl on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libaudio-file-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaudio-file-perl

Uninstall libaudio-file-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaudio-file-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudio-file-perl

Remove libaudio-file-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libaudio-file-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaudio-file-perl

Remove libaudio-file-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaudio-file-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaudio-file-perl

Dependencies

libaudio-file-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio-file-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.