How to Install and Uninstall perl-debug Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "perl-debug" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install perl-debug on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                perl-debug
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "perl-debug" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall perl-debug on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                perl-debug
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl-debug package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: perl-debug
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Source: perl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37127
Depends: perl (= 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl-debug_5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9_amd64.deb
Size: 6524040
MD5sum: b26ed338d55ed537e9694413e0912bbb
SHA1: 8aa2dbff763c8ded41d9dedf019e3d1fde09f184
SHA256: e36a1e0ca8d64f2d616b4cb0daef4d705d3df40aa279c5e048855a612bf024a8
SHA512: 21d21d6d1984fd6e29151ded1504387da78f4a97108762448c4803ca32847a1b0dd3720d39166564df90f7482691e5d4c8354841a78a295e05cdcbf79fe76237
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Description-en: debug-enabled Perl interpreter
debugperl provides a debug-enabled version of Perl which can produce
extensive information about the interpreter as it compiles and executes
a program (see the -D switch in perlrun(1)).
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Note that this package is primarily of use in debugging *Perl* rather
than perl programs, which may be traced/debugged using the standard
perl binary using the -d switch (see perldebug(1)).
Description-md5: d74923b33864cae938866649204c3496
Supported: 5y

Package: perl-debug
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Installed-Size: 37386
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niko Tyni
Architecture: amd64
Source: perl
Version: 5.22.1-9
Depends: perl (= 5.22.1-9), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/p/perl/perl-debug_5.22.1-9_amd64.deb
Size: 6593216
MD5sum: 7633fadc52b81ffd51ca583cf3126660
SHA1: 331b7976d9e3796d771453d44f49a3cdb59d1030
SHA256: 774d2934ccd59eac19cc58d360842f7b0cfecd4ab5d5850feb8d02c160dc2c82
Description-en: debug-enabled Perl interpreter
debugperl provides a debug-enabled version of Perl which can produce
extensive information about the interpreter as it compiles and executes
a program (see the -D switch in perlrun(1)).
.
Note that this package is primarily of use in debugging *Perl* rather
than perl programs, which may be traced/debugged using the standard
perl binary using the -d switch (see perldebug(1)).
Description-md5: d74923b33864cae938866649204c3496
Homepage: http://dev.perl.org/perl5/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m