How To Install libcurses-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-perl on Debian 12.
What is libcurses-perl
libcurses-perl is:
libcurses-perl (the Curses module from CPAN) will let you use the ncurses/curses terminal screen manipulation routines from Perl programs.
There are three methods to install libcurses-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 libcurses-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 libcurses-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcurses-perl
Install libcurses-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcurses-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcurses-perl
Install libcurses-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 libcurses-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcurses-perl
How To Uninstall libcurses-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcurses-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcurses-perl
Uninstall libcurses-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcurses-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcurses-perl
Remove libcurses-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcurses-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcurses-perl
Remove libcurses-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcurses-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcurses-perl
Dependencies
libcurses-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
