How To Install libchi-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchi-perl on Debian 12.
What is libchi-perl
libchi-perl is:
CHI provides a unified caching API for Perl programs, designed to assist a developer in keeping data persistent for a specified period of time.
The CHI interface is implemented by driver classes that support fetching, storing and clearing of data. Driver classes exist or will exist for the gamut of storage backends available to Perl, such as memory, plain files, memory mapped files, memcached, and DBI.
CHI is intended as an evolution of DeWitt Clinton’s Cache::Cache package, adhering to the basic Cache API but adding new features and addressing limitations in the Cache::Cache implementation.
There are three methods to install libchi-perl on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchi-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 libchi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchi-perl
Install libchi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchi-perl
Install libchi-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 libchi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchi-perl
How To Uninstall libchi-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libchi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchi-perl
Uninstall libchi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchi-perl
Remove libchi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libchi-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchi-perl
Remove libchi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchi-perl
Dependencies
libchi-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchi-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
