How To Install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl is:

DBIx::FullTextSearch is a flexible solution for indexing contents of documents. It uses the MySQL database to store the information about words and documents and provides Perl interface for indexing new documents, making changes and searching for matches. For DBIx::FullTextSearch, a document is nearly anything – Perl scalar, file, Web document, database field.

The basic style of interface is shown above. What you need is a MySQL database and a DBI with DBD::mysql. Then you create a DBIx::FullTextSearch index – a set of tables that maintain all necessary information. Once created it can be accessed many times, either for updating the index (adding documents) or searching.

DBIx::FullTextSearch uses one basic table to store parameters of the index. Second table is used to store the actual information about documents and words, and depending on the type of the index (specified during index creation) there may be more tables to store additional information (like conversion from external string names (eg. URL’s) to internal numeric form). For a user, these internal thingies and internal behaviour of the index are not important. The important part is the API, the methods to index document and ask questions about words in documents. However, certain understanding of how it all works may be useful when you are deciding if this module is for you and what type of index will best suit your needs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Install libdbix-fulltextsearch-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 libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

How To Uninstall libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Uninstall libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Remove libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl

Dependencies

libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• libparse-recdescent-perl
• libdbd-mysql-perl
• libwww-perl

References

• libdbix-fulltextsearch-perl website

Summary

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