How To Install libpdf-api2-xs-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdf-api2-xs-perl on Debian 12.
What is libpdf-api2-xs-perl
libpdf-api2-xs-perl is:
PDF::API2 will make use of the PDF::API2::XS distribution if it’s installed, to speed up some operations that are significantly faster in C than in Perl.
There’s no need to interact with this distribution directly. PDF::API2 will use it automatically if it detects it.
There are three methods to install libpdf-api2-xs-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 libpdf-api2-xs-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 libpdf-api2-xs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Install libpdf-api2-xs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdf-api2-xs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Install libpdf-api2-xs-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 libpdf-api2-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdf-api2-xs-perl
How To Uninstall libpdf-api2-xs-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpdf-api2-xs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Uninstall libpdf-api2-xs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdf-api2-xs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Remove libpdf-api2-xs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpdf-api2-xs-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Remove libpdf-api2-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdf-api2-xs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdf-api2-xs-perl
Dependencies
libpdf-api2-xs-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdf-api2-xs-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
