How To Install libperl-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-dev on Debian 10.
What is libperl-dev
libperl-dev is:
Files for developing applications which embed a Perl interpreter.
There are three methods to install libperl-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libperl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl-dev
Install libperl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl-dev
Install libperl-dev 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 libperl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl-dev
How To Uninstall libperl-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libperl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl-dev
Uninstall libperl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl-dev
Remove libperl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libperl-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl-dev
Remove libperl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl-dev
Dependencies
libperl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.