How To Install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev on Kali Linux. libapache2-mod-perl2-dev is Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

libapache2-mod-perl2-dev is:

mod_perl allows the use of Perl for just about anything Apache-related, including sections in the config files and the famous Apache::Registry module for caching compiled scripts.

This package contains the header files required for building C-based modules integrating with mod_perl.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev 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 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev 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 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-perl2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-perl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Remove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Remove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-perl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-perl2-dev

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-perl2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-perl2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.