How To Install dh-perl6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-perl6 on Kali Linux. dh-perl6 is debhelper add-on to simplify Perl 6 package building

Introduction

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

What is dh-perl6

dh-perl6 is:

dh-perl6 provides a debhelper add-on called ‘perl6’. This simplifies common steps of Perl 6 package building, like postinst and postrm scripts and communicating module dependencies to the rakudo install helpers.

There are three methods to install dh-perl6 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 dh-perl6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dh-perl6

Install dh-perl6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-perl6

Install dh-perl6 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 dh-perl6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-perl6

How To Uninstall dh-perl6 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dh-perl6

Uninstall dh-perl6 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-perl6

Remove dh-perl6 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-perl6

Remove dh-perl6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-perl6

Dependencies

dh-perl6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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