How To Install libgnupg-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnupg-perl on Debian 9.
What is libgnupg-perl
libgnupg-perl is:
GnuPG is a Perl module that provides a limited programmatic interface to the GNU Privacy Guard program. It uses the coprocess hook system provided by gpg and communicates using shared memory. It attempts to map the interactive interface offered by the gpg command-line tool to a more programmatic API.
This module is compatible with the “classic” 1.4 version of gnupg only. It does not work with modern gnupg 2.1x currently.
There are three methods to install libgnupg-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 libgnupg-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 libgnupg-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnupg-perl
Install libgnupg-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnupg-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnupg-perl
Install libgnupg-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 libgnupg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnupg-perl
How To Uninstall libgnupg-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnupg-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnupg-perl
Uninstall libgnupg-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnupg-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnupg-perl
Remove libgnupg-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgnupg-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnupg-perl
Remove libgnupg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnupg-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnupg-perl
Dependencies
libgnupg-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnupg-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.