How To Install libopenscap-perl on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap-perl
on Kali Linux.
What is libopenscap-perl
libopenscap-perl is:
OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
The intended scope of this project is to implement working interface wrappers for parsing and querying SCAP content including:
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)
- Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
- Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)
- Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
This package contains the Perl bindings for OpenSCAP.
There are three methods to install libopenscap-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 libopenscap-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 libopenscap-perl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenscap-perl
Install libopenscap-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenscap-perl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenscap-perl
Install libopenscap-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 libopenscap-perl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenscap-perl
How To Uninstall libopenscap-perl on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libopenscap-perl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenscap-perl
Uninstall libopenscap-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenscap-perl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenscap-perl
Remove libopenscap-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libopenscap-perl
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenscap-perl
Remove libopenscap-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenscap-perl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenscap-perl
Dependencies
libopenscap-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenscap-perl
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.