How To Install raku-zef on Debian 12

Learn how to install raku-zef on Debian 12 with this tutorial. raku-zef is Raku / Perl 6 module manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-zef on Debian 12.

What is raku-zef

raku-zef is:

Zef is a Raku / Perl 6 module (package) manager. It can be used to download and install Raku / Perl 6 modules in your home directory or as a system-wide module.

There are three methods to install raku-zef 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-zef 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-zef using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install raku-zef

Install raku-zef Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install raku-zef

Install raku-zef 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-zef using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install raku-zef

How To Uninstall raku-zef on Debian 12

To uninstall only the raku-zef package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove raku-zef

Uninstall raku-zef And Its Dependencies

To uninstall raku-zef and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove raku-zef

Remove raku-zef Configurations and Data

To remove raku-zef configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge raku-zef

Remove raku-zef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge raku-zef

Dependencies

raku-zef have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install raku-zef package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.