How To Install libparse-edid-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libparse-edid-perl

libparse-edid-perl is:

The Parse::EDID perl module provides some functions to parse Extended Display Identification Data binary data structures.

Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a metadata format for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video source. The data format is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).

This module helps to analyse display devices capabilities from perl scripts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libparse-edid-perl

Install libparse-edid-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libparse-edid-perl

Install libparse-edid-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 libparse-edid-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libparse-edid-perl

How To Uninstall libparse-edid-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libparse-edid-perl

Uninstall libparse-edid-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparse-edid-perl

Remove libparse-edid-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libparse-edid-perl

Remove libparse-edid-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparse-edid-perl

Dependencies

libparse-edid-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libparse-edid-perl website

Summary

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