How To Install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl on Debian 12.
What is libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl is:
Google Protocol Buffers is a data serialization format. It is binary (and hence compact and fast for serialization) and as extendable as XML; its nearest analogues are Thrift and ASN.1. There are official mappings for C++, Java and Python languages; this library is a mapping for Perl.
There are three methods to install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-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 libgoogle-protocolbuffers-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 libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-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 libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
How To Uninstall libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Uninstall libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Remove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Remove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl
Dependencies
libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-protocolbuffers-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
