How To Install libsort-versions-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsort-versions-perl on Debian 9.
What is libsort-versions-perl
libsort-versions-perl is:
The Sort::Versions module allows easy sorting (via comparisons) of mixed text and numeric strings, similar to the complex “version numbers” that many revision control packages and shared library systems use. For an explanation of the algorithm, it’s easiest to look at these examples:
1.1 < 1.2 1.1a < 1.2 1.1 < 1.1.1 1.1 < 1.1a 1.1.a < 1.1a 1 < a a < b 1 < 2
(special handling for leading zeros) 0002 < 1 1.06 < 1.5
(a hyphen binds looser than a period) 1-1 < 1-2 1-2 < 1.2
There are three methods to install libsort-versions-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 libsort-versions-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 libsort-versions-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsort-versions-perl
Install libsort-versions-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsort-versions-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsort-versions-perl
Install libsort-versions-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 libsort-versions-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsort-versions-perl
How To Uninstall libsort-versions-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsort-versions-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsort-versions-perl
Uninstall libsort-versions-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsort-versions-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsort-versions-perl
Remove libsort-versions-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsort-versions-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsort-versions-perl
Remove libsort-versions-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsort-versions-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsort-versions-perl
Dependencies
libsort-versions-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsort-versions-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.