How To Install libguestfs-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-perl

libguestfs-perl is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains the Perl bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-perl

Install libguestfs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-perl

How To Uninstall libguestfs-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-perl

Uninstall libguestfs-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-perl

Remove libguestfs-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libguestfs-perl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libguestfs0

References

• libguestfs-perl website

Summary

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