How To Install libimager-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimager-perl on Kali Linux. libimager-perl is Perl extension for generating 24-bit images

Introduction

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

What is libimager-perl

libimager-perl is:

Imager is a module for creating and altering images. It can read and write various image formats, draw primitive shapes like lines and polygons, blend multiple images together in various ways, scale, crop, render text and more.

Imager also has convenience functions for things like color space conversion (convert RGB to HSV and back).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libimager-perl

Install libimager-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libimager-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libimager-perl

How To Uninstall libimager-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libimager-perl

Uninstall libimager-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimager-perl

Remove libimager-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libimager-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libimager-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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