How To Install liblockfile-simple-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is liblockfile-simple-perl

liblockfile-simple-perl is:

The LockFile::Simple extension provides simple file locking, of the advisory kind, i.e. it requires cooperation between applications wishing to lock the same files.

It is meant to be used in quick-and-dirty scripts or more elaborated programs that want a simple locking scheme, yet with a reasonable level of configuration.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblockfile-simple-perl

Install liblockfile-simple-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblockfile-simple-perl

Install liblockfile-simple-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 liblockfile-simple-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblockfile-simple-perl

How To Uninstall liblockfile-simple-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove liblockfile-simple-perl

Uninstall liblockfile-simple-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblockfile-simple-perl

Remove liblockfile-simple-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblockfile-simple-perl

Remove liblockfile-simple-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblockfile-simple-perl

Dependencies

liblockfile-simple-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• liblockfile-simple-perl website

Summary

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