How To Install libpg-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpg-perl on Debian 12.
What is libpg-perl
libpg-perl is:
This library enables Perl scripts to communicate with the PostgreSQL database backend.
This is a very old driver, newer applications should use DBI and DBD::Pg (libdbd-pg-perl) instead.
There are three methods to install libpg-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 libpg-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 libpg-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpg-perl
Install libpg-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpg-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpg-perl
Install libpg-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 libpg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpg-perl
How To Uninstall libpg-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpg-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpg-perl
Uninstall libpg-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpg-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpg-perl
Remove libpg-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpg-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpg-perl
Remove libpg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpg-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpg-perl
Dependencies
libpg-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpg-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
