How To Install libsemver-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsemver-perl on Debian 9.
What is libsemver-perl
libsemver-perl is:
This module named SemVer subclasses “version” to create semantic versions, as defined by the Semantic Versioning 1.0.0 Specification.
See http://semver.org/ for more information about the Semantic Versioning Specification.
There are three methods to install libsemver-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 libsemver-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 libsemver-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsemver-perl
Install libsemver-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsemver-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsemver-perl
Install libsemver-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 libsemver-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsemver-perl
How To Uninstall libsemver-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsemver-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsemver-perl
Uninstall libsemver-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsemver-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsemver-perl
Remove libsemver-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsemver-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsemver-perl
Remove libsemver-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsemver-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsemver-perl
Dependencies
libsemver-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsemver-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.