How To Install xslate on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install libtext-xslate-perl

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is xslate and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install xslate on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install xslate using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install xslate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtext-xslate-perl

Install xslate using apt

Because xslate is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install xslate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtext-xslate-perl

Install xslate 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install xslate by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtext-xslate-perl

How to upgrade (update) a single package xslate using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the xslate, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install libtext-xslate-perl

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install libtext-xslate-perl

How To Uninstall xslate from Debian 11

To uninstall only the xslate package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtext-xslate-perl

Uninstall xslate and all its dependencies

To uninstall xslate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtext-xslate-perl

Remove xslate with all configurations and data

To remove xslate configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtext-xslate-perl

Remove xslate completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to xslate package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtext-xslate-perl

Extra info and code examples

Text::Xslate is a template engine, tuned for persistent applications, safe as an HTML generator, and with rich features. There are a lot of template engines in CPAN, for example Template-Toolkit, Text::MicroTemplate, HTML::Template, and so on, but all of them have some weak points: a full-featured template engine may be slow, while a fast template engine may be too simple to use. This is why Text::Xslate is developed, which is to be the best template engine for web applications. The concept of Text::Xslate is strongly influenced by Text::MicroTemplate and Template-Toolkit 2, but the central philosophy of Text::Xslate is different from them. That is, the philosophy is one of sandboxing; that the template logic should not have no access outside the template beyond your permission.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install xslate using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the xslate from Debian 11.

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