How To Install libdata-record-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdata-record-perl on Debian 9.
What is libdata-record-perl
libdata-record-perl is:
Sometimes we need data split into records and a simple split on the input record separator (C<$/>) or some other value fails because the values we’re splitting on may allowed in other parts of the data. Perhaps they’re quoted. Perhaps they’re embedded in other data which should not be split up.
Data::Record allows you to specify what you wish to split the data on, but also speficy an “unless” regular expression. If the text in question matches the “unless” regex, it will not be split there. This allows us to do things like split on newlines unless newlines are embedded in quotes.
There are three methods to install libdata-record-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 libdata-record-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 libdata-record-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdata-record-perl
Install libdata-record-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdata-record-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdata-record-perl
Install libdata-record-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 libdata-record-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdata-record-perl
How To Uninstall libdata-record-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdata-record-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdata-record-perl
Uninstall libdata-record-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdata-record-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdata-record-perl
Remove libdata-record-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdata-record-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdata-record-perl
Remove libdata-record-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdata-record-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdata-record-perl
Dependencies
libdata-record-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdata-record-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.