How To Install libwant-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwant-perl on Debian 9.
What is libwant-perl
libwant-perl is:
The Want module generalises the mechanism of the wantarray function, allowing a function to determine in some detail how its return value is going to be immediately used.
There are three methods to install libwant-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 libwant-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 libwant-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwant-perl
Install libwant-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwant-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwant-perl
Install libwant-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 libwant-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwant-perl
How To Uninstall libwant-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwant-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwant-perl
Uninstall libwant-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwant-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwant-perl
Remove libwant-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libwant-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwant-perl
Remove libwant-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwant-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwant-perl
Dependencies
libwant-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwant-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.