How To Install libschedule-cron-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libschedule-cron-perl on Debian 9.
What is libschedule-cron-perl
libschedule-cron-perl is:
This perl module can be used for periodically executing perl subroutines. The dates and parameters for the subroutines to be called are specified with a format known as crontab entry (see manpage crontab(5) or documentation of Schedule::Cron).
The philosophy behind Schedule::Cron is to call subroutines periodically from within one single Perl program instead of letting cron trigger several (possibly different) Perl scripts. Everything under one roof. Furthermore Schedule::Cron provides mechanism to create crontab entries dynamically, which isn’t that easy with cron.
There are three methods to install libschedule-cron-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 libschedule-cron-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 libschedule-cron-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libschedule-cron-perl
Install libschedule-cron-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libschedule-cron-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libschedule-cron-perl
Install libschedule-cron-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 libschedule-cron-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libschedule-cron-perl
How To Uninstall libschedule-cron-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libschedule-cron-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libschedule-cron-perl
Uninstall libschedule-cron-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libschedule-cron-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libschedule-cron-perl
Remove libschedule-cron-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libschedule-cron-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libschedule-cron-perl
Remove libschedule-cron-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libschedule-cron-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libschedule-cron-perl
Dependencies
libschedule-cron-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libschedule-cron-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.