How To Install libbssolv-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbssolv-perl

libbssolv-perl is:

Satisfyability Solver based on LibSolv to compute package dependencies.

BSSolv is a support Perl module for the Open Build Service (OBS) backend. It contains functions for repository management, dependency solving, package ordering, and meta file creation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbssolv-perl

Install libbssolv-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbssolv-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbssolv-perl

How To Uninstall libbssolv-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbssolv-perl

Uninstall libbssolv-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbssolv-perl

Remove libbssolv-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbssolv-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbssolv-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libsolv1
• libsolvext1

References

• libbssolv-perl website

Summary

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