How To Install libcpan-inject-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpan-inject-perl on Debian 12.
What is libcpan-inject-perl
libcpan-inject-perl is:
CPAN::Inject is a Perl module that provides a simple and reusable interface for injecting arbitrary packages to a CPAN mirror. Specifically, it accepts any Perl distribution tarball and performs some processing to make it look like it came from CPAN. Subsequently, the package will be installable from the CPAN Shell, with the full automatic recursive dependency resolution.
This package also provides a command line utility, cpaninject, which can be used to inject arbitrary packages under the officially blessed “Reserved Local CPAN Author” id, LOCAL.
There are three methods to install libcpan-inject-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 libcpan-inject-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 libcpan-inject-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpan-inject-perl
Install libcpan-inject-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpan-inject-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpan-inject-perl
Install libcpan-inject-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 libcpan-inject-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpan-inject-perl
How To Uninstall libcpan-inject-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcpan-inject-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpan-inject-perl
Uninstall libcpan-inject-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpan-inject-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpan-inject-perl
Remove libcpan-inject-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcpan-inject-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpan-inject-perl
Remove libcpan-inject-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpan-inject-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpan-inject-perl
Dependencies
libcpan-inject-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpan-inject-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
