How To Install libcoy-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoy-perl on Debian 9. libcoy-perl is replace perl error messages with haiku

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoy-perl on Debian 9.

What is libcoy-perl

libcoy-perl is:

Coy is a perl module that generates haiku based on the error messages a perl program outputs. The haiku are not canned, they are generated fresh each time based on the error message.

Before use Coy: run code…read rebuke. After use Coy: run code…haiku!

There are three methods to install libcoy-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 libcoy-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 libcoy-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcoy-perl

Install libcoy-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoy-perl

Install libcoy-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 libcoy-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoy-perl

How To Uninstall libcoy-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libcoy-perl

Uninstall libcoy-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoy-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoy-perl

Remove libcoy-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libcoy-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoy-perl

Remove libcoy-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoy-perl

Dependencies

libcoy-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoy-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.