How To Install libbencode-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbencode-perl

libbencode-perl is:

Bencode implements the BitTorrent bencode serialisation format as described in http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0003.html

BitTorrent is a protocol for distributing files. It identifies content by URL and is designed to integrate seamlessly with the web.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbencode-perl

Install libbencode-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbencode-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbencode-perl

How To Uninstall libbencode-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbencode-perl

Uninstall libbencode-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbencode-perl

Remove libbencode-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbencode-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbencode-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libbencode-perl website

Summary

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