How To Install liblong-jump-perl on Debian 12

Learn how to install liblong-jump-perl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. liblong-jump-perl is mechanism for returning to a specific point from a deeply nested stack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblong-jump-perl on Debian 12.

What is liblong-jump-perl

liblong-jump-perl is:

Long::Jump essentially provides a multi-level return. You can mark a spot with setjump() and then unwind the stack back to that point from any nested stack frame by name using longjump(). You can also provide a list of return values.

This is not quite a match for C’s long jump, but it is “close enough”. It is safer than C’s jump in that it only lets you escape frames by going up the stack, you cannot jump in other ways.

There are three methods to install liblong-jump-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 liblong-jump-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 liblong-jump-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblong-jump-perl

Install liblong-jump-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblong-jump-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblong-jump-perl

Install liblong-jump-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 liblong-jump-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblong-jump-perl

How To Uninstall liblong-jump-perl on Debian 12

To uninstall only the liblong-jump-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblong-jump-perl

Uninstall liblong-jump-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblong-jump-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblong-jump-perl

Remove liblong-jump-perl Configurations and Data

To remove liblong-jump-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblong-jump-perl

Remove liblong-jump-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblong-jump-perl

Dependencies

liblong-jump-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblong-jump-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.