How To Install libpcp-pmda-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcp-pmda-perl on Debian 12.
What is libpcp-pmda-perl
libpcp-pmda-perl is:
The PCP::PMDA Perl module contains the language bindings for building Performance Metric Domain Agents (PMDAs) using Perl. Each PMDA exports performance data for one specific domain, for example the operating system kernel, Cisco routers, a database, an application, etc.
The Performance Co-Pilot provides a unifying abstraction for all of the interesting performance data in a system, and allows client applications to easily retrieve and process any subset of that data.
There are three methods to install libpcp-pmda-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 libpcp-pmda-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 libpcp-pmda-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcp-pmda-perl
Install libpcp-pmda-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcp-pmda-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcp-pmda-perl
Install libpcp-pmda-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 libpcp-pmda-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcp-pmda-perl
How To Uninstall libpcp-pmda-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpcp-pmda-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcp-pmda-perl
Uninstall libpcp-pmda-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcp-pmda-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcp-pmda-perl
Remove libpcp-pmda-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpcp-pmda-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcp-pmda-perl
Remove libpcp-pmda-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcp-pmda-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcp-pmda-perl
Dependencies
libpcp-pmda-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcp-pmda-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.