How To Install perl-debug on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-debug on Debian 12.
What is perl-debug
perl-debug is:
debugperl provides a debug-enabled version of Perl which can produce extensive information about the interpreter as it compiles and executes a program (see the -D switch in perlrun(1)).
Note that this package is primarily of use in debugging Perl rather than perl programs, which may be traced/debugged using the standard perl binary using the -d switch (see perldebug(1)).
In addition, this package also includes debugging information for the normal Perl interpreter.
There are three methods to install perl-debug on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install perl-debug Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-debug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perl-debug
Install perl-debug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-debug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perl-debug
Install perl-debug 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 perl-debug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perl-debug
How To Uninstall perl-debug on Debian 12
To uninstall only the perl-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perl-debug
Uninstall perl-debug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perl-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-debug
Remove perl-debug Configurations and Data
To remove perl-debug configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perl-debug
Remove perl-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perl-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl-debug
Dependencies
perl-debug have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-debug package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
