How To Install libmagpie-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagpie-perl on Debian 9. libmagpie-perl is RESTful Web Framework for Perl5

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagpie-perl on Debian 9.

What is libmagpie-perl

libmagpie-perl is:

Magpie is a web framework for Perl5 that steals the shiny bits from many different web frameworks we at Tamarou have used over the last decade. It is based on the ideas expressed by the W3C TAG in “Architecture of the World Wide Web” at http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-webarch-20041215/, namely that the web is comprised of Resources that respond to certain methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE etc).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmagpie-perl

Install libmagpie-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmagpie-perl

Install libmagpie-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 libmagpie-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagpie-perl

How To Uninstall libmagpie-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmagpie-perl

Uninstall libmagpie-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagpie-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagpie-perl

Remove libmagpie-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libmagpie-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagpie-perl

Remove libmagpie-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagpie-perl

Dependencies

libmagpie-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagpie-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.