How To Install libglib-object-introspection-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib-object-introspection-perl on Debian 11. libglib-object-introspection-perl is Perl bindings for gobject-introspection libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib-object-introspection-perl on Debian 11.

What is `libglib-object-introspection-perl`

libglib-object-introspection-perl is:

GObject is an abstraction layer that allows programming with an object paradigm that is compatible with many languages. It is a part of Glib, the core library used to build GTK+ and GNOME.

This package contains Glib::Object::Introspection, the Perl binding generator for libraries that support gobject-introspection, such as GTK+, WebKit, libsoup and many more.

To use perli11ndoc, the Perl introspection documentation tool, the -dev version of the introspected library must be installed. For example, perli11ndoc can only show documentation for libgtk3-perl if libgtk-3-dev is installed.

There are three methods to install libglib-object-introspection-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 libglib-object-introspection-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 libglib-object-introspection-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib-object-introspection-perl

Install libglib-object-introspection-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib-object-introspection-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib-object-introspection-perl

Install libglib-object-introspection-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 libglib-object-introspection-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib-object-introspection-perl

How To Uninstall libglib-object-introspection-perl on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libglib-object-introspection-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib-object-introspection-perl

Uninstall libglib-object-introspection-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib-object-introspection-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib-object-introspection-perl

Remove libglib-object-introspection-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libglib-object-introspection-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib-object-introspection-perl

Remove libglib-object-introspection-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib-object-introspection-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib-object-introspection-perl

Dependencies

libglib-object-introspection-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib-object-introspection-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.