How To Install libsub-name-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsub-name-perl on Debian 10.
What is libsub-name-perl
libsub-name-perl is:
Sub::Name has only one function, which is also exported by default:
subname NAME, CODEREF
Assigns a new name to referenced sub. If package specification is omitted in the name, then the current package is used. The return value is the sub.
The name is only used for informative routines (caller, Carp, etc). You won’t be able to actually invoke the sub by the given name. To allow that, you need to do glob-assignment yourself.
There are three methods to install libsub-name-perl on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsub-name-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 libsub-name-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsub-name-perl
Install libsub-name-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsub-name-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsub-name-perl
Install libsub-name-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 libsub-name-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsub-name-perl
How To Uninstall libsub-name-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsub-name-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsub-name-perl
Uninstall libsub-name-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsub-name-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsub-name-perl
Remove libsub-name-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsub-name-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsub-name-perl
Remove libsub-name-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsub-name-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsub-name-perl
Dependencies
libsub-name-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsub-name-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.