How To Install pod2pandoc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pod2pandoc on Debian 12.
What is pod2pandoc
pod2pandoc is:
The Plain Old Documentation format (POD) is a markup language used to document Perl code (see perlpod for reference).
pod2pandoc converts documents in Plain Old Documentation format using Pandoc to other document formats: HTML, Markdown, LaTeX, PDF, EPUB, ODT and others.
There are three methods to install pod2pandoc 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 pod2pandoc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pod2pandoc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pod2pandoc
Install pod2pandoc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pod2pandoc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pod2pandoc
Install pod2pandoc 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 pod2pandoc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pod2pandoc
How To Uninstall pod2pandoc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pod2pandoc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pod2pandoc
Uninstall pod2pandoc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pod2pandoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pod2pandoc
Remove pod2pandoc Configurations and Data
To remove pod2pandoc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pod2pandoc
Remove pod2pandoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pod2pandoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pod2pandoc
Dependencies
pod2pandoc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pod2pandoc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
