How To Install libpetal-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpetal-perl on Debian 9.
What is libpetal-perl
libpetal-perl is:
Petal is an XML based templating engine that is able to process any kind of XML, XHTML and HTML.
Petal borrows a lot of good ideas from the Zope Page Templates TAL specification, it is very well suited for the creation of WYSIWYG XHTML editable templates.
There are three methods to install libpetal-perl 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 libpetal-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 libpetal-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpetal-perl
Install libpetal-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpetal-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpetal-perl
Install libpetal-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 libpetal-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpetal-perl
How To Uninstall libpetal-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpetal-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpetal-perl
Uninstall libpetal-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpetal-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpetal-perl
Remove libpetal-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpetal-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpetal-perl
Remove libpetal-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpetal-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpetal-perl
Dependencies
libpetal-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpetal-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.