How To Install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9.
What is libdirectory-scratch-perl
libdirectory-scratch-perl is:
When writing test suites for modules that operate on files, it’s often inconvenient to correctly create a platform-independent temporary storage space, manipulate files inside it, then clean it up when the test exits. The inconvenience usually results in tests that don’t work everywhere, or worse, no tests at all.
Directory::Scratch aims to eliminate that problem by making it easy to do things right.
There are three methods to install libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
Install libdirectory-scratch-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdirectory-scratch-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
Install libdirectory-scratch-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 libdirectory-scratch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdirectory-scratch-perl
How To Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdirectory-scratch-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdirectory-scratch-perl
Uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdirectory-scratch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectory-scratch-perl
Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectory-scratch-perl
Remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdirectory-scratch-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectory-scratch-perl
Dependencies
libdirectory-scratch-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectory-scratch-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.