How To Install libmock-sub-perl on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmock-sub-perl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmock-sub-perl is module to mock subroutines for unit testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmock-sub-perl on Debian 12.

What is libmock-sub-perl

libmock-sub-perl is:

Mock::Sub is an easy to use and very lightweight module for mocking out sub calls. It is useful for testing areas of your own modules where getting coverage may be difficult due to nothing to test against, and/or to reduce test run time by eliminating the need to call subs that you really don’t want or need to test.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmock-sub-perl

Install libmock-sub-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmock-sub-perl

Install libmock-sub-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 libmock-sub-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmock-sub-perl

How To Uninstall libmock-sub-perl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libmock-sub-perl

Uninstall libmock-sub-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmock-sub-perl

Remove libmock-sub-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmock-sub-perl

Remove libmock-sub-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmock-sub-perl

Dependencies

libmock-sub-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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