How To Install libxstring-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxstring-perl on Debian 11.
What is libxstring-perl
libxstring-perl is:
The extremely lightweight XString module provides the string helpers from the much larger B module (Perl compiler backend) in an isolated package.
Currently the cstring and perlstring helpers are available.
There are three methods to install libxstring-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 libxstring-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 libxstring-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxstring-perl
Install libxstring-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxstring-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxstring-perl
Install libxstring-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 libxstring-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxstring-perl
How To Uninstall libxstring-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libxstring-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxstring-perl
Uninstall libxstring-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxstring-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxstring-perl
Remove libxstring-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libxstring-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxstring-perl
Remove libxstring-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxstring-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxstring-perl
Dependencies
libxstring-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxstring-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.