How To Install libperl5.24 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl5.24 on Debian 9. libperl5.24 is shared Perl library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl5.24 on Debian 9.

What is libperl5.24

libperl5.24 is:

This package contains the shared Perl library, used by applications which embed a Perl interpreter.

It also contains the architecture-dependent parts of the standard library (and depends on perl-modules-5.24 which contains the architecture-independent parts).

There are three methods to install libperl5.24 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 libperl5.24 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libperl5.24 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libperl5.24

Install libperl5.24 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libperl5.24 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libperl5.24

Install libperl5.24 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 libperl5.24 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libperl5.24

How To Uninstall libperl5.24 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libperl5.24 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libperl5.24

Uninstall libperl5.24 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libperl5.24 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl5.24

Remove libperl5.24 Configurations and Data

To remove libperl5.24 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libperl5.24

Remove libperl5.24 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libperl5.24 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl5.24

Dependencies

libperl5.24 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl5.24 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.