How To Install libnativecall-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libnativecall-perl

libnativecall-perl is:

The NativeCall module calls into dynamic libraries that follow the C calling convention in order to write simple library bindings.

It mimics the NativeCall module and interface from Perl 6.

Under the hood, it uses FFI::Platypus, inheritance and attributes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnativecall-perl

Install libnativecall-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnativecall-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnativecall-perl

How To Uninstall libnativecall-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnativecall-perl

Uninstall libnativecall-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnativecall-perl

Remove libnativecall-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnativecall-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnativecall-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• libffi-checklib-perl
• libffi-platypus-perl
• libscalar-list-utils-perl

References

• libnativecall-perl website

Summary

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