How To Install librplay-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librplay-perl on Debian 9.
What is librplay-perl
librplay-perl is:
Contains perl modules which aid in creating rplay-aware perl scripts.
RPlay allows sounds to be played to and from local and remote Unix systems. Sounds can be played with or without sending audio data over the network using either UDP or TCP/IP. RPlay audio servers can be configured to share sound files with each other.
Support for RPlay is included in several applications. These include xpilot, xlockmore, xboing, fvwm, and ctwm.
There are three methods to install librplay-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 librplay-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 librplay-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librplay-perl
Install librplay-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librplay-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librplay-perl
Install librplay-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 librplay-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librplay-perl
How To Uninstall librplay-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librplay-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librplay-perl
Uninstall librplay-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librplay-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librplay-perl
Remove librplay-perl Configurations and Data
To remove librplay-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librplay-perl
Remove librplay-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librplay-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librplay-perl
Dependencies
librplay-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librplay-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.