How To Install libconvert-ascii85-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvert-ascii85-perl on Debian 12.
What is libconvert-ascii85-perl
libconvert-ascii85-perl is:
Convert::Ascii85 implements the Ascii85 (also known as Base85) algorithm for encoding binary data as text. This is done by interpreting each group of four bytes as a 32-bit integer, which is then converted to a five-digit base-85 representation using the digits from ASCII 33 (!) to 117 (u).
This is similar to MIME::Base64 but more space efficient: The overhead is only 1/4 of the original data (as opposed to 1/3 for Base64).
There are three methods to install libconvert-ascii85-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 libconvert-ascii85-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 libconvert-ascii85-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libconvert-ascii85-perl
Install libconvert-ascii85-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libconvert-ascii85-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libconvert-ascii85-perl
Install libconvert-ascii85-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 libconvert-ascii85-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libconvert-ascii85-perl
How To Uninstall libconvert-ascii85-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libconvert-ascii85-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libconvert-ascii85-perl
Uninstall libconvert-ascii85-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libconvert-ascii85-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconvert-ascii85-perl
Remove libconvert-ascii85-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libconvert-ascii85-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libconvert-ascii85-perl
Remove libconvert-ascii85-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libconvert-ascii85-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconvert-ascii85-perl
Dependencies
libconvert-ascii85-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvert-ascii85-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.