How To Install libversion-compare-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libversion-compare-perl on Debian 10.
What is libversion-compare-perl
libversion-compare-perl is:
Version::Compare can be used to compare version strings; returning the bigger of the two numerical values or comparing two unix-style version strings and setting a return code indicating which is larger or if they are equal.
There are three methods to install libversion-compare-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 libversion-compare-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 libversion-compare-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libversion-compare-perl
Install libversion-compare-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libversion-compare-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libversion-compare-perl
Install libversion-compare-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 libversion-compare-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libversion-compare-perl
How To Uninstall libversion-compare-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libversion-compare-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libversion-compare-perl
Uninstall libversion-compare-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libversion-compare-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libversion-compare-perl
Remove libversion-compare-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libversion-compare-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libversion-compare-perl
Remove libversion-compare-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libversion-compare-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libversion-compare-perl
Dependencies
libversion-compare-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libversion-compare-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
