How To Install libalt-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libalt-perl

libalt-perl is:

Alt is a module that just register a namespace for alternate implementations of CPAN modules.

The purpose of the Alt module is to provide documentation explaining the Alt concept, how it works, and guidelines for using it well.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libalt-perl

Install libalt-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libalt-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libalt-perl

How To Uninstall libalt-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libalt-perl

Uninstall libalt-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libalt-perl

Remove libalt-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libalt-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libalt-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libalt-perl website

Summary

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