How To Install libqdbm-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqdbm-perl on Kali Linux. libqdbm-perl is QDBM Database Libraries for Perl

Introduction

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

What is libqdbm-perl

libqdbm-perl is:

QDBM is an embedded database library compatible with GDBM and NDBM. It features hash database and B+ tree database and is developed referring to GDBM for the purpose of the following three points: higher processing speed, smaller size of a database file, and simpler API. This package provides the Perl interface for the QDBM database library.

There are three methods to install libqdbm-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 libqdbm-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 libqdbm-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqdbm-perl

Install libqdbm-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqdbm-perl

Install libqdbm-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 libqdbm-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqdbm-perl

How To Uninstall libqdbm-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqdbm-perl

Uninstall libqdbm-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqdbm-perl

Remove libqdbm-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqdbm-perl

Remove libqdbm-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqdbm-perl

Dependencies

libqdbm-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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