How To Install libdigest-hmac-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libdigest-hmac-perl

libdigest-hmac-perl is:

HMAC is used for message integrity checks between two parties that share a secret key, and works in combination with some other Digest algorithm, usually MD5 or SHA-1. The HMAC mechanism is described in RFC 2104.

The Digest::HMAC module follow the common Digest:: interface, but the constructor takes the secret key and the name of some other simple Digest:: module as argument.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdigest-hmac-perl

Install libdigest-hmac-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdigest-hmac-perl

Install libdigest-hmac-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 libdigest-hmac-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdigest-hmac-perl

How To Uninstall libdigest-hmac-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdigest-hmac-perl

Uninstall libdigest-hmac-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdigest-hmac-perl

Remove libdigest-hmac-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdigest-hmac-perl

Remove libdigest-hmac-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdigest-hmac-perl

Dependencies

libdigest-hmac-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libdigest-hmac-perl website

Summary

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