How To Install libnativecall-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnativecall-perl on Debian 12.
What is libnativecall-perl
libnativecall-perl is:
The NativeCall module calls into dynamic libraries that follow the C calling convention in order to write simple library bindings.
It mimics the NativeCall module and interface from Perl 6.
Under the hood, it uses FFI::Platypus, inheritance and attributes.
There are three methods to install libnativecall-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 libnativecall-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 libnativecall-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnativecall-perl
Install libnativecall-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnativecall-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnativecall-perl
Install libnativecall-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 libnativecall-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnativecall-perl
How To Uninstall libnativecall-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnativecall-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnativecall-perl
Uninstall libnativecall-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnativecall-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnativecall-perl
Remove libnativecall-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libnativecall-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnativecall-perl
Remove libnativecall-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnativecall-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnativecall-perl
Dependencies
libnativecall-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnativecall-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
