How To Install libthrift-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrift-perl on Debian 10.
What is libthrift-perl
libthrift-perl is:
Thrift is a software framework for the development of reliable and performant communication and data serialization. It combines a software stack with code generation to build services that operate seamlessly across a number of different development languages.
This package provides the Perl language support for Thrift.
There are three methods to install libthrift-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 libthrift-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 libthrift-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libthrift-perl
Install libthrift-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libthrift-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libthrift-perl
Install libthrift-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 libthrift-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libthrift-perl
How To Uninstall libthrift-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libthrift-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libthrift-perl
Uninstall libthrift-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libthrift-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthrift-perl
Remove libthrift-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libthrift-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libthrift-perl
Remove libthrift-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libthrift-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthrift-perl
Dependencies
libthrift-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrift-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.