How To Install libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Kali Linux. libboost-geometry-utils-perl is Perl module providing bindings to the Boost Geometry library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libboost-geometry-utils-perl

libboost-geometry-utils-perl is:

Boost::Geometry::Utils provides bindings to perform some geometric operations using the Boost Geometry library. It does not aim at providing full bindings for such library, which is why the Boost::Geometry namespace was left free.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Install libboost-geometry-utils-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Install libboost-geometry-utils-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 libboost-geometry-utils-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-geometry-utils-perl

How To Uninstall libboost-geometry-utils-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libboost-geometry-utils-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Uninstall libboost-geometry-utils-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Remove libboost-geometry-utils-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-geometry-utils-perl

Dependencies

libboost-geometry-utils-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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