How To Install librest-client-perl on Debian 12

Learn how to install librest-client-perl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. librest-client-perl is simple client for interacting with RESTful HTTP/HTTPS resources

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librest-client-perl on Debian 12.

What is librest-client-perl

librest-client-perl is:

REST::Client provides an easy to use interface for interacting with RESTful HTTP/HTTPS resources through an intuitive API.

There are three methods to install librest-client-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 librest-client-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 librest-client-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librest-client-perl

Install librest-client-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librest-client-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librest-client-perl

Install librest-client-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 librest-client-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librest-client-perl

How To Uninstall librest-client-perl on Debian 12

To uninstall only the librest-client-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librest-client-perl

Uninstall librest-client-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librest-client-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librest-client-perl

Remove librest-client-perl Configurations and Data

To remove librest-client-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librest-client-perl

Remove librest-client-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librest-client-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librest-client-perl

Dependencies

librest-client-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librest-client-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.