How To Install raku-readline on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-readline on Debian 12.
What is raku-readline
raku-readline is:
This package provides Raku bindings to the native readline library, supporting history and recalling of text input. A prominent example of this is the Raku REPL itself.
There are three methods to install raku-readline 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-readline 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-readline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install raku-readline
Install raku-readline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install raku-readline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install raku-readline
Install raku-readline 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-readline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install raku-readline
How To Uninstall raku-readline on Debian 12
To uninstall only the raku-readline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove raku-readline
Uninstall raku-readline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall raku-readline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove raku-readline
Remove raku-readline Configurations and Data
To remove raku-readline configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge raku-readline
Remove raku-readline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove raku-readline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge raku-readline
Dependencies
raku-readline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-readline package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.