How To Install raku-getopt-long on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-getopt-long on Debian 12.
What is raku-getopt-long
raku-getopt-long is:
Getopt::Long Raku/Perl6 module implements extended getopt functions called get- options() and get-options-from, as well as automatic argument parsing for a MAIN sub.
This function adheres to the POSIX syntax for command line options, with GNU extensions. In general, this means that options have long names instead of single letters, and are introduced with a double dash “–”. Support for bundling of command line options, as was the case with the more traditional single-letter approach, is also provided.
There are three methods to install raku-getopt-long 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 raku-getopt-long Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install raku-getopt-long using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install raku-getopt-long
Install raku-getopt-long Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install raku-getopt-long using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install raku-getopt-long
Install raku-getopt-long 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 raku-getopt-long using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install raku-getopt-long
How To Uninstall raku-getopt-long on Debian 12
To uninstall only the raku-getopt-long package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove raku-getopt-long
Uninstall raku-getopt-long And Its Dependencies
To uninstall raku-getopt-long and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove raku-getopt-long
Remove raku-getopt-long Configurations and Data
To remove raku-getopt-long configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge raku-getopt-long
Remove raku-getopt-long configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove raku-getopt-long configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge raku-getopt-long
Dependencies
raku-getopt-long have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-getopt-long package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
