How To Install libobexftp-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobexftp-perl on Kali Linux. libobexftp-perl is perl binding to the object exchange file transfer library

Introduction

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

What is libobexftp-perl

libobexftp-perl is:

OBEX, the OBject EXchange protocol, can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimized for ad-hoc links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard) over bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial cable links.

This package contains the binding for the Perl programming language.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libobexftp-perl

Install libobexftp-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libobexftp-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libobexftp-perl

How To Uninstall libobexftp-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libobexftp-perl

Uninstall libobexftp-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libobexftp-perl

Remove libobexftp-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libobexftp-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libobexftp-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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