How To Install libpasswd-unix-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpasswd-unix-perl

libpasswd-unix-perl is:

The Passwd::Unix module provides an abstract interface to /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group format files. It is inspired by Unix::PasswdFile module (that one does not handle /etc/shadow file, what is necessary in modern systems like Sun Solaris 10 or Linux).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpasswd-unix-perl

Install libpasswd-unix-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpasswd-unix-perl

Install libpasswd-unix-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 libpasswd-unix-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpasswd-unix-perl

How To Uninstall libpasswd-unix-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpasswd-unix-perl

Uninstall libpasswd-unix-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpasswd-unix-perl

Remove libpasswd-unix-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpasswd-unix-perl

Remove libpasswd-unix-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpasswd-unix-perl

Dependencies

libpasswd-unix-perl have the following dependencies:

• libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
• libstruct-compare-perl
• perl

References

• libpasswd-unix-perl website

Summary

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