How To Install libgedcom-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libgedcom-perl

libgedcom-perl is:

The Gedcom modules provide an interface to read, verify and manipulate Gedcom files. The Gedcom format is the standard format for storing genealogical data such a family trees, a person’s birth, marriage, children and death and background research.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgedcom-perl

Install libgedcom-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgedcom-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgedcom-perl

How To Uninstall libgedcom-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgedcom-perl

Uninstall libgedcom-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgedcom-perl

Remove libgedcom-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgedcom-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgedcom-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• libcgi-pm-perl
• libdate-manip-perl
• libparse-recdescent-perl
• libroman-perl
• libtext-soundex-perl

References

• libgedcom-perl website

Summary

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