How To Install libppi-xs-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppi-xs-perl on Debian 9.
What is libppi-xs-perl
libppi-xs-perl is:
PPI::XS provides XS-based acceleration of the core PPI packages. It selectively replaces a (small but growing) number of methods throughout PPI with identical but much faster C versions.
Once installed, it will be auto-detected and loaded in by PPI completely transparently. The integration between the primary (Perl) implementation and the XS-accelerated version are designed to degrade gracefully if they fall out of sync – the Perl version is preferred over the XS version.
There are three methods to install libppi-xs-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 libppi-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 libppi-xs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libppi-xs-perl
Install libppi-xs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libppi-xs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libppi-xs-perl
Install libppi-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 libppi-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libppi-xs-perl
How To Uninstall libppi-xs-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libppi-xs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libppi-xs-perl
Uninstall libppi-xs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libppi-xs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libppi-xs-perl
Remove libppi-xs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libppi-xs-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libppi-xs-perl
Remove libppi-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libppi-xs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libppi-xs-perl
Dependencies
libppi-xs-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppi-xs-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.