How to Install libapt-pkg-perl software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libapt-pkg-perl software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libapt-pkg-perl software package provides Perl interface to libapt-pkg, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libapt-pkg-perl 

libapt-pkg-perl is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libapt-pkg-perl package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libapt-pkg-perl *

You will get with libapt-pkg-perl package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libapt-pkg-perl package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Perl
Package libapt-pkg-perl
Version 0.1.29+b4 [s390x], 0.1.29+b2 [
Description Perl interface to libapt-pkg
Sub Section Perl


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libapt-pkg-perl software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?