How To Install libperl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libperl-dev
libperl-dev is:
Files for developing applications which embed a Perl interpreter.
There are three methods to install libperl-dev 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 libperl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libperl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl-devInstall libperl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libperl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl-devInstall libperl-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libperl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl-devHow To Uninstall libperl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libperl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl-devUninstall libperl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl-devRemove libperl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libperl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl-devRemove libperl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl-devDependencies
libperl-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
