How to Install and Uninstall perl Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "perl" package

This is a short guide on how to install perl on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "perl" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall perl on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: perl
Version: 5.28.1-6+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 575
Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: perl-modules (<< 5.22.0~)
Provides: libansicolor-perl (= 4.06), libarchive-tar-perl (= 2.30), libattribute-handlers-perl (= 1.01), libautodie-perl (= 2.29-2), libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl (= 2.074), libcompress-raw-zlib-perl (= 2.076), libcompress-zlib-perl (= 2.074), libcpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libcpan-meta-requirements-perl (= 2.140), libcpan-meta-yaml-perl (= 0.018), libdigest-md5-perl (= 2.55), libdigest-perl (= 1.17.01), libdigest-sha-perl (= 6.01), libencode-perl (= 2.97), libexperimental-perl (= 0.019), libextutils-cbuilder-perl (= 0.280230), libextutils-command-perl (= 7.34), libextutils-install-perl (= 2.14), libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.390000), libfile-spec-perl (= 3.7400), libhttp-tiny-perl (= 0.070), libi18n-langtags-perl (= 0.43), libio-compress-base-perl (= 2.074), libio-compress-bzip2-perl (= 2.074), libio-compress-perl (= 2.074), libio-compress-zlib-perl (= 2.074), libio-zlib-perl (= 1.10), libjson-pp-perl (= 2.97001), liblocale-maketext-perl (= 1.29), liblocale-maketext-simple-perl (= 0.21.01), libmath-bigint-perl (= 1.999811), libmath-complex-perl (= 1.5901), libmime-base64-perl (= 3.15), libmodule-corelist-perl (= 5.20181129.28), libmodule-load-conditional-perl (= 0.68), libmodule-load-perl (= 0.32), libmodule-metadata-perl (= 1.000033), libnet-perl (= 1:3.11), libnet-ping-perl (= 2.62), libparams-check-perl (= 0.38), libparent-perl (= 0.236), libparse-cpan-meta-perl (= 2.150010), libperl-ostype-perl (= 1.010), libpod-escapes-perl (= 1.07), libpod-parser-perl (= 1.63), libpod-simple-perl (= 3.35), libstorable-perl (= 3.08), libsys-syslog-perl (= 0.35), libtest-harness-perl (= 3.42), libtest-simple-perl (= 1.302133), libtest-tester-perl (= 1.302133), libtest-use-ok-perl (= 1.302133), libthread-queue-perl (= 3.12), libthreads-perl (= 2.22), libthreads-shared-perl (= 1.58), libtime-hires-perl (= 1.9759), libtime-local-perl (= 1.2500), libtime-piece-perl (= 1.3204), libunicode-collate-perl (= 1.25), libversion-perl (= 1:0.9923), libversion-requirements-perl, perl-cross-config, podlators-perl (= 4.10)
Depends: perl-base (= 5.28.1-6+deb10u1), perl-modules-5.28 (>= 5.28.1-6+deb10u1), libperl5.28 (= 5.28.1-6+deb10u1)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.17)
Recommends: netbase
Suggests: perl-doc, libterm-readline-gnu-perl | libterm-readline-perl-perl, make, libb-debug-perl, liblocale-codes-perl
Conflicts: libjson-pp-perl (<< 2.27200-2)
Breaks: apt-show-versions (<< 0.22.10), libdist-inkt-perl (<< 0.024-5), libmarc-charset-perl (<< 1.35-3), libperl-dev (<< 5.24.0~), perl-doc (<< 5.28.1-1)
Description: Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Description-md5: 603cb1e5fe66da8106c364f4e9b84082
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Build-Essential: yes
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib,
role::metapackage, role::program
Section: perl
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.28.1-6+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 203868
MD5sum: dedd2fe0a60d3b9caaed6c9381fe96cc
SHA256: 0b7a8c30b3511f5a0de38a4300a14ccb8a9e304a3e96c0aa105e12cb4033562c