How To Install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl on Debian 9.
What is libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl is:
Getopt::Long::Descriptive is a convenience wrapper for Getopt::Long, which allows one to easily define options in the same familiar way, while also supporting custom descriptions for program usage output.
There are three methods to install libgetopt-long-descriptive-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 libgetopt-long-descriptive-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 libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Install libgetopt-long-descriptive-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 libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
How To Uninstall libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Uninstall libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl
Dependencies
libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.