How To Install libterm-readpassword-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libterm-readpassword-perl on Debian 12.
What is libterm-readpassword-perl
libterm-readpassword-perl is:
Term::ReadPassword lets you ask the user for a password in the traditional way, from the keyboard, without echoing.
The read_password function prompts for input, reads a line of text from the keyboard, then returns that line to the caller. The line of text doesn’t include the newline character, so there’s no need to use chomp.
There are three methods to install libterm-readpassword-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 libterm-readpassword-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 libterm-readpassword-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libterm-readpassword-perl
Install libterm-readpassword-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libterm-readpassword-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libterm-readpassword-perl
Install libterm-readpassword-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 libterm-readpassword-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libterm-readpassword-perl
How To Uninstall libterm-readpassword-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libterm-readpassword-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libterm-readpassword-perl
Uninstall libterm-readpassword-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libterm-readpassword-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libterm-readpassword-perl
Remove libterm-readpassword-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libterm-readpassword-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libterm-readpassword-perl
Remove libterm-readpassword-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libterm-readpassword-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libterm-readpassword-perl
Dependencies
libterm-readpassword-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libterm-readpassword-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.