How To Install libfurl-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libfurl-perl

libfurl-perl is:

Furl is yet another HTTP client library. LWP is the de facto standard HTTP client for Perl 5, but it is too slow for some critical jobs, and too complex for weekend hacking. Furl resolves these issues. Enjoy it!

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfurl-perl

Install libfurl-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfurl-perl

Install libfurl-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 libfurl-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfurl-perl

How To Uninstall libfurl-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfurl-perl

Uninstall libfurl-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfurl-perl

Remove libfurl-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfurl-perl

Remove libfurl-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfurl-perl

Dependencies

libfurl-perl have the following dependencies:

• libclass-accessor-lite-perl
• libhttp-parser-xs-perl
• perl

References

• libfurl-perl website

Summary

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