How To Install libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9.
What is libirc-utils-perl
libirc-utils-perl is:
The functions in the IRC::Utils module take care of many of the tasks you are faced with when working with IRC. Mode lines, ban masks, message encoding and formatting, etc.
There are three methods to install libirc-utils-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 libirc-utils-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 libirc-utils-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libirc-utils-perl
Install libirc-utils-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libirc-utils-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libirc-utils-perl
Install libirc-utils-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 libirc-utils-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libirc-utils-perl
How To Uninstall libirc-utils-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libirc-utils-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libirc-utils-perl
Uninstall libirc-utils-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libirc-utils-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirc-utils-perl
Remove libirc-utils-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libirc-utils-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libirc-utils-perl
Remove libirc-utils-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libirc-utils-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirc-utils-perl
Dependencies
libirc-utils-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirc-utils-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.