How To Install libcpandb-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpandb-perl on Debian 12.
What is libcpandb-perl
libcpandb-perl is:
CPANDB is a module for retrieving various types of information about CPAN modules. It pulls data from different places, combining them in one SQLite database for convenient use.
There are three methods to install libcpandb-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 libcpandb-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 libcpandb-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpandb-perl
Install libcpandb-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpandb-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpandb-perl
Install libcpandb-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 libcpandb-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpandb-perl
How To Uninstall libcpandb-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcpandb-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpandb-perl
Uninstall libcpandb-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpandb-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpandb-perl
Remove libcpandb-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcpandb-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpandb-perl
Remove libcpandb-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpandb-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpandb-perl
Dependencies
libcpandb-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpandb-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
