How To Install libmetabase-fact-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetabase-fact-perl on Debian 9.
What is libmetabase-fact-perl
libmetabase-fact-perl is:
Metabase is a system for associating metadata with CPAN distributions. The metabase can be used to store test reports, reviews, coverage analysis reports, reports on static analysis of coding style, or anything else for which datatypes are constructed.
Metabase::Fact is a base class for Facts (really opinions or analyses) that can be sent to or retrieved from a Metabase repository.
Metabase::Report is a base class for collections of Metabase::Fact objects that can be sent to or retrieved from a Metabase system.
There are three methods to install libmetabase-fact-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 libmetabase-fact-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 libmetabase-fact-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetabase-fact-perl
Install libmetabase-fact-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetabase-fact-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetabase-fact-perl
Install libmetabase-fact-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 libmetabase-fact-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetabase-fact-perl
How To Uninstall libmetabase-fact-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmetabase-fact-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetabase-fact-perl
Uninstall libmetabase-fact-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetabase-fact-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetabase-fact-perl
Remove libmetabase-fact-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmetabase-fact-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetabase-fact-perl
Remove libmetabase-fact-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetabase-fact-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetabase-fact-perl
Dependencies
libmetabase-fact-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetabase-fact-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.