How To Install libownet-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libownet-perl

libownet-perl is:

The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.

OWNet.pm is a perl module for accessing 1-wire sensors through an owserver.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libownet-perl

Install libownet-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libownet-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libownet-perl

How To Uninstall libownet-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libownet-perl

Uninstall libownet-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libownet-perl

Remove libownet-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libownet-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libownet-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libownet-perl website

Summary

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