How To Install libpackage-pkg-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpackage-pkg-perl on Debian 12.
What is libpackage-pkg-perl
libpackage-pkg-perl is:
Package::Pkg is a Perl module that provides several utility functions useful for manipulating packages and their subroutines. You can install arbitrary code references as functions in a given namespace, alias functions from one package to another, and set up an exporter.
In many respects, this package provides functionality similar to Sub::Install (see libsub-install-perl) and Sub::Exporter (see libsub-exporter-perl).
There are three methods to install libpackage-pkg-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 libpackage-pkg-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 libpackage-pkg-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpackage-pkg-perl
Install libpackage-pkg-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpackage-pkg-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpackage-pkg-perl
Install libpackage-pkg-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 libpackage-pkg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpackage-pkg-perl
How To Uninstall libpackage-pkg-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpackage-pkg-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpackage-pkg-perl
Uninstall libpackage-pkg-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpackage-pkg-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpackage-pkg-perl
Remove libpackage-pkg-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpackage-pkg-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpackage-pkg-perl
Remove libpackage-pkg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpackage-pkg-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpackage-pkg-perl
Dependencies
libpackage-pkg-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpackage-pkg-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
