How To Install pmtools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmtools on Debian 9.
What is pmtools
pmtools is:
Perl module tools is a suite of small tools that help manage and inspect perl modules, perl Plain Old Documentation files, and perl programs.
Some of the things these tools can do include:
- show the full path to a module
- show the version and description of a module
- list all installed modules with descriptions
- show what files a given program or module loads at compile time
- show what symbols a module exports
- list the methods of a class
- display the source code of a function of a module
There are three methods to install pmtools 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 pmtools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pmtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pmtools
Install pmtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pmtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pmtools
Install pmtools 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 pmtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pmtools
How To Uninstall pmtools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pmtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pmtools
Uninstall pmtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pmtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmtools
Remove pmtools Configurations and Data
To remove pmtools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pmtools
Remove pmtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pmtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmtools
Dependencies
pmtools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmtools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.