How To Install libmenlo-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmenlo-perl on Kali Linux. libmenlo-perl is CPAN client backend

Introduction

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

What is libmenlo-perl

libmenlo-perl is:

Menlo is a backend for cpanm 2.0, developed with the goal to replace cpanm internals with a set of modules that are more flexible, extensible and easier to use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmenlo-perl

Install libmenlo-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmenlo-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmenlo-perl

How To Uninstall libmenlo-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmenlo-perl

Uninstall libmenlo-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmenlo-perl

Remove libmenlo-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmenlo-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmenlo-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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