How To Install libfilter-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilter-perl on Debian 12.
What is libfilter-perl
libfilter-perl is:
Source filters alter the program text of a module before Perl sees it, much as a C preprocessor alters the source text of a C program before the compiler sees it.
This package contains a number of source filters, including:
exec and sh: pipe the source file through an external command cpp: pipe the source file through the C preprocessor decrypt: example of simple (though weak!) source obfuscation tee: copy filtered source to a file (debugging aid)
A substantial amount of documentation and examples is also included.
There are three methods to install libfilter-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 libfilter-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 libfilter-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfilter-perl
Install libfilter-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfilter-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfilter-perl
Install libfilter-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 libfilter-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfilter-perl
How To Uninstall libfilter-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfilter-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfilter-perl
Uninstall libfilter-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfilter-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilter-perl
Remove libfilter-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libfilter-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfilter-perl
Remove libfilter-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfilter-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilter-perl
Dependencies
libfilter-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilter-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.