How To Install libfilesys-df-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libfilesys-df-perl

libfilesys-df-perl is:

This module provides a way to obtain filesystem disk space information. This is a Unix only distribution. If you want to gather this information for Unix and Windows, use Filesys::DfPortable. The only major benefit of using Filesys::Df over Filesys::DfPortable, is that Filesys::Df supports the use of open filehandles as arguments.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfilesys-df-perl

Install libfilesys-df-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfilesys-df-perl

Install libfilesys-df-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 libfilesys-df-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfilesys-df-perl

How To Uninstall libfilesys-df-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfilesys-df-perl

Uninstall libfilesys-df-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilesys-df-perl

Remove libfilesys-df-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfilesys-df-perl

Remove libfilesys-df-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilesys-df-perl

Dependencies

libfilesys-df-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6

References

• libfilesys-df-perl website

Summary

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