How To Install libparse-debcontrol-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparse-debcontrol-perl on Debian 11.
What is libparse-debcontrol-perl
libparse-debcontrol-perl is:
Parse::DebControl is an easy OO way to parse Debian control files and other colon separated key-value pairs. It’s specifically designed to handle the format used in Debian control files, template files, and the cache files used by dpkg.
For basic format information see: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-controlsyntax
This module does not actually do any intelligence with the file content (because there are a lot of files in this format), but merely handles the format. It can handle simple control files, or files hundreds of lines long efficiently and easily.
There are three methods to install libparse-debcontrol-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libparse-debcontrol-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 libparse-debcontrol-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparse-debcontrol-perl
Install libparse-debcontrol-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparse-debcontrol-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparse-debcontrol-perl
Install libparse-debcontrol-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 libparse-debcontrol-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparse-debcontrol-perl
How To Uninstall libparse-debcontrol-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libparse-debcontrol-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparse-debcontrol-perl
Uninstall libparse-debcontrol-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparse-debcontrol-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparse-debcontrol-perl
Remove libparse-debcontrol-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libparse-debcontrol-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparse-debcontrol-perl
Remove libparse-debcontrol-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparse-debcontrol-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparse-debcontrol-perl
Dependencies
libparse-debcontrol-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparse-debcontrol-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
