How To Install libmarc-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libmarc-perl

libmarc-perl is:

MARC.pm is a Perl 5 module for reading in, manipulating, and outputting bibliographic records in the USMARC format.

MARC.pm can handle both single and batches of MARC records. The limit on the number of records in a batch is determined by the memory capacity of the machine you are running. If memory is an issue for you MARC.pm will allow you to read in records from a batch gradually. MARC.pm also includes a variety of tools for searching, removing, and even creating records from scratch.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmarc-perl

Install libmarc-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmarc-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmarc-perl

How To Uninstall libmarc-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmarc-perl

Uninstall libmarc-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmarc-perl

Remove libmarc-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmarc-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmarc-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libmarc-perl website

Summary

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