How To Install libweasel-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweasel-perl on Debian 11.
What is libweasel-perl
libweasel-perl is:
Weasel abstracts away the differences between the various web-driver protocols, like the Mink project does for PHP.
While heavily inspired by Mink, Weasel aims to improve over it by being extensible, providing not just access to the underlying browser, yet to provide building blocks for further development and abstraction.
Pherkin::Extension::Weasel provides integration with Test::BDD::Cucumber (aka pherkin), for BDD testing.
For the actual page interaction, this module needs a driver to be installed. Currently, that means Weasel::Driver::Selenium2, in Debian packaged as libweasel-driver-selenium2-perl.
There are three methods to install libweasel-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libweasel-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 libweasel-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libweasel-perl
Install libweasel-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libweasel-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libweasel-perl
Install libweasel-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 libweasel-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libweasel-perl
How To Uninstall libweasel-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libweasel-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libweasel-perl
Uninstall libweasel-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libweasel-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libweasel-perl
Remove libweasel-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libweasel-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libweasel-perl
Remove libweasel-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libweasel-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libweasel-perl
Dependencies
libweasel-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweasel-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.