How To Install libswitch-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswitch-perl on Debian 9. libswitch-perl is switch statement for Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswitch-perl on Debian 9.

What is libswitch-perl

libswitch-perl is:

Switch.pm implements a generalized case mechanism that covers many possible combinations of switch and case values.

This is an obsolete module provided for compatiblity since it is being removed from the core. For perl 5.10 and above the “given/when” builtins are much preferred.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libswitch-perl

Install libswitch-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libswitch-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libswitch-perl

How To Uninstall libswitch-perl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libswitch-perl

Uninstall libswitch-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswitch-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswitch-perl

Remove libswitch-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libswitch-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswitch-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libswitch-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswitch-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.