How To Install perl6-tap-harness on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-tap-harness on Kali Linux. perl6-tap-harness is TAP test harness for Perl 6

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-tap-harness on Kali Linux.

What is perl6-tap-harness

perl6-tap-harness is:

Provides a TAP based test suite and report printing, in and for Perl 6.

TAP is the Test Anything Protocol used to Perl and other languages to communicate results between unit tests and the test harness.

There are three methods to install perl6-tap-harness 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 perl6-tap-harness Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-tap-harness using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install perl6-tap-harness

Install perl6-tap-harness Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-tap-harness using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perl6-tap-harness

Install perl6-tap-harness 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 perl6-tap-harness using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perl6-tap-harness

How To Uninstall perl6-tap-harness on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the perl6-tap-harness package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perl6-tap-harness

Uninstall perl6-tap-harness And Its Dependencies

To uninstall perl6-tap-harness and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl6-tap-harness

Remove perl6-tap-harness Configurations and Data

To remove perl6-tap-harness configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perl6-tap-harness

Remove perl6-tap-harness configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove perl6-tap-harness configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl6-tap-harness

Dependencies

perl6-tap-harness have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-tap-harness package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.