How To Install libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9.
What is libparallel-prefork-perl
libparallel-prefork-perl is:
Parallel::Prefork is much like Parallel::ForkManager, but supports graceful shutdown and run-time reconfiguration.
There are three methods to install libparallel-prefork-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 libparallel-prefork-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 libparallel-prefork-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparallel-prefork-perl
Install libparallel-prefork-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparallel-prefork-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparallel-prefork-perl
Install libparallel-prefork-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 libparallel-prefork-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparallel-prefork-perl
How To Uninstall libparallel-prefork-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libparallel-prefork-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparallel-prefork-perl
Uninstall libparallel-prefork-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparallel-prefork-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparallel-prefork-perl
Remove libparallel-prefork-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libparallel-prefork-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparallel-prefork-perl
Remove libparallel-prefork-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparallel-prefork-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparallel-prefork-perl
Dependencies
libparallel-prefork-perl have the following dependencies:
- perl
- libclass-accessor-lite-perl
- liblist-moreutils-perl
- libproc-wait3-perl
- libscope-guard-perl
- libsignal-mask-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparallel-prefork-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.