How To Install libautobox-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautobox-perl on Debian 10.
What is libautobox-perl
libautobox-perl is:
autobox is a Perl pragma that enables method calls on Perl’s native data types including numeric values (integers and floats), strings, arrays, hashes and even code references in a simple and consistent way.
When a method is invoked on something which is not a blessed object reference, autobox looks for the method in a package whose name corresponds to the ref() type of the value. This design means extending the default functionality for new methods on a type-by-type basis is very simple.
There are three methods to install libautobox-perl 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 libautobox-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 libautobox-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libautobox-perl
Install libautobox-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libautobox-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libautobox-perl
Install libautobox-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 libautobox-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libautobox-perl
How To Uninstall libautobox-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libautobox-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libautobox-perl
Uninstall libautobox-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libautobox-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libautobox-perl
Remove libautobox-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libautobox-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libautobox-perl
Remove libautobox-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libautobox-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libautobox-perl
Dependencies
libautobox-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautobox-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.