How To Install libsvn-look-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-look-perl on Debian 9.
What is libsvn-look-perl
libsvn-look-perl is:
SVN::Look is a simple Perl module that provides a object-oriented wrapper around Subversion’s svnlook command, with built-in caching to improve speed. It is useful to gather information about a repository, its revisions and its transactions, which makes it easy for hook writers to retrieve and use the information they need.
There are three methods to install libsvn-look-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 libsvn-look-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 libsvn-look-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsvn-look-perl
Install libsvn-look-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvn-look-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsvn-look-perl
Install libsvn-look-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 libsvn-look-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsvn-look-perl
How To Uninstall libsvn-look-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsvn-look-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsvn-look-perl
Uninstall libsvn-look-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsvn-look-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvn-look-perl
Remove libsvn-look-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsvn-look-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsvn-look-perl
Remove libsvn-look-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsvn-look-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvn-look-perl
Dependencies
libsvn-look-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-look-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.