How To Install libmatch-simple-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatch-simple-perl on Kali Linux. libmatch-simple-perl is simplified clone of smartmatch operator

Introduction

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

What is libmatch-simple-perl

libmatch-simple-perl is:

match::simple provides a simple match operator “|M|” that acts like a sane subset of the (as of Perl 5.18) deprecated smart match operator. Unlike smart match, the behaviour of the match is determined entirely by the operand on the right hand side.

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

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

Install libmatch-simple-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatch-simple-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmatch-simple-perl

How To Uninstall libmatch-simple-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmatch-simple-perl

Uninstall libmatch-simple-perl And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libmatch-simple-perl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmatch-simple-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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