How To Install libformat-human-bytes-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libformat-human-bytes-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libformat-human-bytes-perl

libformat-human-bytes-perl is:

Format::Human::Bytes is used to convert bytecount values to human-readable strings. It will return you a printable string which is more readable by humans than a simple bytecount.

For example: use Format::Human::Bytes; $readable = Format::Human::Bytes::base2($bytecount[,$decimals]); It will convert in base 2 format.

$readable = Format::Human::Bytes::base10($bytecount[,$decimals]);

It will convert in base 10 format.

Another way is to create constructor for example:

$fhb = Format::Human::Bytes->new();
$readable = $fhb->base2($bytecount[,$decimals]);
$readable = $fhb->base10($bytecount[,$decimals]);

There are three methods to install libformat-human-bytes-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 libformat-human-bytes-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 libformat-human-bytes-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libformat-human-bytes-perl

Install libformat-human-bytes-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libformat-human-bytes-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libformat-human-bytes-perl

Install libformat-human-bytes-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 libformat-human-bytes-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libformat-human-bytes-perl

How To Uninstall libformat-human-bytes-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libformat-human-bytes-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libformat-human-bytes-perl

Uninstall libformat-human-bytes-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libformat-human-bytes-perl

Remove libformat-human-bytes-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libformat-human-bytes-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libformat-human-bytes-perl

Remove libformat-human-bytes-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libformat-human-bytes-perl

Dependencies

libformat-human-bytes-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libformat-human-bytes-perl website

Summary

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