How To Install libprefork-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprefork-perl
on Debian 11.
What is libprefork-perl
libprefork-perl is:
The prefork pragma is intended to allow module writers to optimise module loading for both scenarios with as little additional code as possible.
prefork.pm is intended to serve as a central and optional marshalling point for state detection (the software is running in compile-time or run-time mode) and to act as a relatively light-weight module loader.
There are three methods to install libprefork-perl
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libprefork-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 libprefork-perl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprefork-perl
Install libprefork-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprefork-perl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprefork-perl
Install libprefork-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 libprefork-perl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprefork-perl
How To Uninstall libprefork-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libprefork-perl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprefork-perl
Uninstall libprefork-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprefork-perl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprefork-perl
Remove libprefork-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libprefork-perl
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprefork-perl
Remove libprefork-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprefork-perl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprefork-perl
Dependencies
libprefork-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprefork-perl
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.