How To Install libquota-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquota-perl on Debian 9.
What is libquota-perl
libquota-perl is:
Quota is a Perl module that provides access to filesystem quota information. This module uses the quotactl() or ioctl() system calls to set or query quota information on the local host. It also supports remotely submitting queries via RPC to a remote host.
There are three methods to install libquota-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 libquota-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 libquota-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libquota-perl
Install libquota-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libquota-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libquota-perl
Install libquota-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 libquota-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libquota-perl
How To Uninstall libquota-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libquota-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libquota-perl
Uninstall libquota-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libquota-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquota-perl
Remove libquota-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libquota-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libquota-perl
Remove libquota-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libquota-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquota-perl
Dependencies
libquota-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquota-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.