How To Install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

libpdl-io-hdf5-perl is:

PDL::IO::HDF5 provides an object-oriented interface for PDLs to the HDF5 data-format. Information on the HDF5 Format can be found at the NCSA’s web site at http://www.hdfgroup.org

There are three methods to install libpdl-io-hdf5-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 libpdl-io-hdf5-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 libpdl-io-hdf5-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Install libpdl-io-hdf5-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 libpdl-io-hdf5-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

How To Uninstall libpdl-io-hdf5-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpdl-io-hdf5-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Uninstall libpdl-io-hdf5-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpdl-io-hdf5-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Remove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Remove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpdl-io-hdf5-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdl-io-hdf5-perl

Dependencies

libpdl-io-hdf5-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl-tk
• pdl

References

• libpdl-io-hdf5-perl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdl-io-hdf5-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.