How To Install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl on Debian 9.
What is libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
libfile-mmagic-xs-perl is:
File::MMagic::XS is a port of Apache2 mod_mime_magic.c in Perl, written in XS with the aim of being efficient and fast, especially for applications that need to be run for an extended amount of time.
There are three methods to install libfile-mmagic-xs-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 libfile-mmagic-xs-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 libfile-mmagic-xs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Install libfile-mmagic-xs-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 libfile-mmagic-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
How To Uninstall libfile-mmagic-xs-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfile-mmagic-xs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Uninstall libfile-mmagic-xs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfile-mmagic-xs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Remove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Remove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfile-mmagic-xs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfile-mmagic-xs-perl
Dependencies
libfile-mmagic-xs-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfile-mmagic-xs-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.