How To Install libsitesummary-perl on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsitesummary-perl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsitesummary-perl is Generate site summary of submitting hosts (Perl module)

Introduction

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

What is libsitesummary-perl

libsitesummary-perl is:

The sitesummary system makes it easier to keep track of a lot of machines, by allowing each machine to report their existence once a day to a central collector, and using this collector to make summary reports about the hosts.

This package contains the Perl module of the server part of sitesummary.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsitesummary-perl

Install libsitesummary-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsitesummary-perl

Install libsitesummary-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 libsitesummary-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsitesummary-perl

How To Uninstall libsitesummary-perl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libsitesummary-perl

Uninstall libsitesummary-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsitesummary-perl

Remove libsitesummary-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsitesummary-perl

Remove libsitesummary-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsitesummary-perl

Dependencies

libsitesummary-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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