How To Install libfax-hylafax-client-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfax-hylafax-client-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libfax-hylafax-client-perl

libfax-hylafax-client-perl is:

Fax::Hylafax::Client is a simple Perl client for HylaFAX fax server (www.hylafax.org). It communicates with the server directly through FTP protocol and thus does not require any HylaFAX software components to be installed on the client machine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Install libfax-hylafax-client-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Install libfax-hylafax-client-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 libfax-hylafax-client-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfax-hylafax-client-perl

How To Uninstall libfax-hylafax-client-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfax-hylafax-client-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Uninstall libfax-hylafax-client-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Remove libfax-hylafax-client-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Remove libfax-hylafax-client-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfax-hylafax-client-perl

Dependencies

libfax-hylafax-client-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libfax-hylafax-client-perl website

Summary

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