How To Install libdevel-cycle-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevel-cycle-perl on Debian 12.
What is libdevel-cycle-perl
libdevel-cycle-perl is:
Devel::Cycle is a developer’s tool for finding memory cycles in Perl objects. Since Perl provides its automatic memory management using reference counting, cyclical/circular references will result in memory that will never be freed. Optionally, PadWalker (libpadwalker-perl) module enables reporting of cycles in code closures as well.
There are three methods to install libdevel-cycle-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 libdevel-cycle-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 libdevel-cycle-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdevel-cycle-perl
Install libdevel-cycle-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdevel-cycle-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdevel-cycle-perl
Install libdevel-cycle-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 libdevel-cycle-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdevel-cycle-perl
How To Uninstall libdevel-cycle-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdevel-cycle-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdevel-cycle-perl
Uninstall libdevel-cycle-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdevel-cycle-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevel-cycle-perl
Remove libdevel-cycle-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdevel-cycle-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdevel-cycle-perl
Remove libdevel-cycle-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdevel-cycle-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevel-cycle-perl
Dependencies
libdevel-cycle-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevel-cycle-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.