How To Install pinto on Debian 10

Learn how to install pinto on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pinto is application for curating a repository of Perl modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinto on Debian 10.

What is pinto

pinto is:

Pinto is an application for creating and managing a custom CPAN-like repository of Perl modules. The purpose of such a repository is to provide a stable, curated stack of dependencies from which you can reliably build, test, and deploy applications using the standard Perl tool chain.

Pinto supports various operations for gathering and managing distribution dependencies within the repository, so that you can control precisely which dependencies go into applications.

There are three methods to install pinto 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 pinto Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pinto using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pinto

Install pinto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pinto using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pinto

Install pinto 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 pinto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pinto

How To Uninstall pinto on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pinto package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pinto

Uninstall pinto And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pinto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pinto

Remove pinto Configurations and Data

To remove pinto configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pinto

Remove pinto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pinto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pinto

Dependencies

pinto have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pinto package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.