How To Install libhostfile-manager-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libhostfile-manager-perl

libhostfile-manager-perl is:

Hostfile::Manager is a Perl library providing functions to read hostfile fragments and add them to a unified hostfile like /etc/hosts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhostfile-manager-perl

Install libhostfile-manager-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhostfile-manager-perl

Install libhostfile-manager-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 libhostfile-manager-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhostfile-manager-perl

How To Uninstall libhostfile-manager-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libhostfile-manager-perl

Uninstall libhostfile-manager-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhostfile-manager-perl

Remove libhostfile-manager-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhostfile-manager-perl

Remove libhostfile-manager-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhostfile-manager-perl

Dependencies

libhostfile-manager-perl have the following dependencies:

• libfile-slurp-perl
• libmoose-perl
• perl

References

• libhostfile-manager-perl website

Summary

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