How To Install libmidi-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmidi-perl on Debian 9.
What is libmidi-perl
libmidi-perl is:
This suite of Perl modules provides routines for reading, composing, modifying, and writing MIDI files.
There are three methods to install libmidi-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 libmidi-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 libmidi-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmidi-perl
Install libmidi-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmidi-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmidi-perl
Install libmidi-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 libmidi-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmidi-perl
How To Uninstall libmidi-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmidi-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmidi-perl
Uninstall libmidi-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmidi-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmidi-perl
Remove libmidi-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmidi-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmidi-perl
Remove libmidi-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmidi-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmidi-perl
Dependencies
libmidi-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmidi-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.