How To Install libperlbal-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlbal-perl on Kali Linux. libperlbal-perl is Perlbal libraries; embed perlbal into another app

Introduction

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

What is libperlbal-perl

libperlbal-perl is:

These are libraries that allow an application to internally run an instance of perlbal.

Perlbal is a single-threaded event-based server supporting HTTP load balancing, web serving, and a mix of the two. Perlbal can act as either a web server or a reverse proxy.

One of the defining things about Perlbal is that almost everything can be configured or reconfigured on the fly without needing to restart the software. A basic configuration file containing a management port enables you to easily perform operations on a running instance of Perlbal.

Perlbal can also be extended by means of per-service (and global) plugins that can override many parts of request handling and behavior.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libperlbal-perl

Install libperlbal-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libperlbal-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libperlbal-perl

How To Uninstall libperlbal-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libperlbal-perl

Uninstall libperlbal-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperlbal-perl

Remove libperlbal-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libperlbal-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libperlbal-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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