How To Install libaws-signature4-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaws-signature4-perl on Kali Linux. libaws-signature4-perl is module to create a version4 signature for Amazon Web Services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaws-signature4-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libaws-signature4-perl

libaws-signature4-perl is:

AWS::Signature4 implements Amazon Web Service’s Signature version 4 (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html). It integrates with modules such as VM::EC2 or Amazon::SQS::Simple.

There are three methods to install libaws-signature4-perl on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libaws-signature4-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaws-signature4-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaws-signature4-perl

Install libaws-signature4-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaws-signature4-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaws-signature4-perl

Install libaws-signature4-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libaws-signature4-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaws-signature4-perl

How To Uninstall libaws-signature4-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libaws-signature4-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaws-signature4-perl

Uninstall libaws-signature4-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaws-signature4-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaws-signature4-perl

Remove libaws-signature4-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libaws-signature4-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaws-signature4-perl

Remove libaws-signature4-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaws-signature4-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaws-signature4-perl

Dependencies

libaws-signature4-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaws-signature4-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.