How To Install libfcgi-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-perl on Debian 11.
What is libfcgi-perl
libfcgi-perl is:
FCGI is a simple Perl module for writing FastCGI applications. FastCGI is a language-independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides faster performance by keeping programs persistent in memory and allowing them to handle multiple requests. This module provides the core interface needed to write these applications.
For complex applications, you should consider a more full-featured solution such as Plack or Catalyst (see libcatalyst-perl).
There are three methods to install libfcgi-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfcgi-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 libfcgi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcgi-perl
Install libfcgi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcgi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcgi-perl
Install libfcgi-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 libfcgi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcgi-perl
How To Uninstall libfcgi-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libfcgi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcgi-perl
Uninstall libfcgi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcgi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcgi-perl
Remove libfcgi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libfcgi-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcgi-perl
Remove libfcgi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcgi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcgi-perl
Dependencies
libfcgi-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.