How To Install libhostfile-manager-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhostfile-manager-perl on Debian 12.
What is libhostfile-manager-perl
libhostfile-manager-perl is:
Hostfile::Manager is a Perl library providing functions to read hostfile fragments and add them to a unified hostfile like /etc/hosts.
There are three methods to install libhostfile-manager-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 libhostfile-manager-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 libhostfile-manager-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhostfile-manager-perl
Install libhostfile-manager-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhostfile-manager-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhostfile-manager-perl
Install libhostfile-manager-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 libhostfile-manager-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhostfile-manager-perl
How To Uninstall libhostfile-manager-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhostfile-manager-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhostfile-manager-perl
Uninstall libhostfile-manager-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhostfile-manager-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhostfile-manager-perl
Remove libhostfile-manager-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libhostfile-manager-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhostfile-manager-perl
Remove libhostfile-manager-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhostfile-manager-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhostfile-manager-perl
Dependencies
libhostfile-manager-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhostfile-manager-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.