How To Install libcvs-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvs-perl on Debian 9.
What is libcvs-perl
libcvs-perl is:
The Cvs module is a wrapper around the cvs command with an object oriented interface.
There are three methods to install libcvs-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 libcvs-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 libcvs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcvs-perl
Install libcvs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcvs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcvs-perl
Install libcvs-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 libcvs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcvs-perl
How To Uninstall libcvs-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcvs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcvs-perl
Uninstall libcvs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcvs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcvs-perl
Remove libcvs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcvs-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcvs-perl
Remove libcvs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcvs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcvs-perl
Dependencies
libcvs-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvs-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.