How To Install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl on Debian 12.
What is libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
libmaxmind-db-reader-perl is:
MaxMind::DB::Reader provides a low-level interface to the MaxMind DB file format as described at https://maxmind.github.io/MaxMind-DB/.
If you are looking for an interface to MaxMind’s GeoIP2 or GeoLite2 downloadable databases, you should also check out the libgeoip2-perl package, which provides a higher level OO interface to those databases.
The MaxMind-DB-Reader distribution ships with a single pure Perl implementation of the Reader API. There is a separate distribution that provides an XS implementation, which links against libmaxminddb. It is packaged as libmaxmind-db-reader-xs-perl and approximately 100 times faster than the pure Perl implementation.
This module is deprecated and will only receive fixes for major bugs and security vulnerabilities. New features and functionality will not be added.
There are three methods to install libmaxmind-db-reader-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 libmaxmind-db-reader-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 libmaxmind-db-reader-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Install libmaxmind-db-reader-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 libmaxmind-db-reader-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
How To Uninstall libmaxmind-db-reader-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmaxmind-db-reader-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Uninstall libmaxmind-db-reader-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmaxmind-db-reader-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Remove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Remove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmaxmind-db-reader-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmaxmind-db-reader-perl
Dependencies
libmaxmind-db-reader-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaxmind-db-reader-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
