How To Install libdb-file-lock-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-file-lock-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libdb-file-lock-perl

libdb-file-lock-perl is:

When you need locking, simply use DB_File::Lock in place of DB_File and add an extra argument onto the tie command specifying if the file should be locked for reading or writing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdb-file-lock-perl

Install libdb-file-lock-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdb-file-lock-perl

Install libdb-file-lock-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 libdb-file-lock-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdb-file-lock-perl

How To Uninstall libdb-file-lock-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdb-file-lock-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdb-file-lock-perl

Uninstall libdb-file-lock-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb-file-lock-perl

Remove libdb-file-lock-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb-file-lock-perl

Remove libdb-file-lock-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb-file-lock-perl

Dependencies

libdb-file-lock-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libdb-file-lock-perl website

Summary

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