How To Install libcgi-simple-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgi-simple-perl on Debian 9.
What is libcgi-simple-perl
libcgi-simple-perl is:
CGI::Simple provides a relatively lightweight drop in replacement for CGI.pm. It shares an identical OO interface to CGI.pm for parameter parsing, file upload, cookie handling and header generation. This module is entirely object oriented, however a complete functional interface is available by using the CGI::Simple::Standard module.
Essentially everything in CGI.pm that relates to the CGI (not HTML) side of things is available. There are even a few new methods and additions to old ones! If you are interested in what has gone on under the hood see the “Compatibility with CGI.pm” section in CGI::Simple(3pm).
In practical testing this module loads and runs about twice as fast as CGI.pm depending on the precise task.
There are three methods to install libcgi-simple-perl 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 libcgi-simple-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 libcgi-simple-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcgi-simple-perl
Install libcgi-simple-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcgi-simple-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcgi-simple-perl
Install libcgi-simple-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 libcgi-simple-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcgi-simple-perl
How To Uninstall libcgi-simple-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcgi-simple-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcgi-simple-perl
Uninstall libcgi-simple-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcgi-simple-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcgi-simple-perl
Remove libcgi-simple-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcgi-simple-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcgi-simple-perl
Remove libcgi-simple-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcgi-simple-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcgi-simple-perl
Dependencies
libcgi-simple-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgi-simple-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.