How To Install libref-util-xs-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libref-util-xs-perl on Debian 12.
What is libref-util-xs-perl
libref-util-xs-perl is:
Ref::Util::XS is the XS implementation of Ref::Util, which provides several functions to help identify references in a more convenient way than the usual approach of examining the return value of ref.
You should use Ref::Util::XS by installing Ref::Util itself (packaged as libref-util-perl): If the system doesn’t have Recommends turned off, you will get libref-util-xs-perl automatically. Ref::Util::XS will be used automatically, providing a significant speed boost to everything that uses Ref::Util.
See Ref::Util for full documentation of the available functions.
There are three methods to install libref-util-xs-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 libref-util-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 libref-util-xs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libref-util-xs-perl
Install libref-util-xs-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libref-util-xs-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libref-util-xs-perl
Install libref-util-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 libref-util-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libref-util-xs-perl
How To Uninstall libref-util-xs-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libref-util-xs-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libref-util-xs-perl
Uninstall libref-util-xs-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libref-util-xs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libref-util-xs-perl
Remove libref-util-xs-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libref-util-xs-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libref-util-xs-perl
Remove libref-util-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libref-util-xs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libref-util-xs-perl
Dependencies
libref-util-xs-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libref-util-xs-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
