How To Install libcvs-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcvs-perl

libcvs-perl is:

The Cvs module is a wrapper around the cvs command with an object oriented interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcvs-perl

Install libcvs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcvs-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcvs-perl

How To Uninstall libcvs-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcvs-perl

Uninstall libcvs-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcvs-perl

Remove libcvs-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcvs-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcvs-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libcvs-perl website

Summary

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