How To Install libpod-markdown-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpod-markdown-perl on Kali Linux. libpod-markdown-perl is module to convert POD to the Markdown file format

Introduction

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

What is libpod-markdown-perl

libpod-markdown-perl is:

Pod::Markdown is a Perl module that parses Plain Old Documentation (POD) and converts it into the Markdown text format. It subclasses Pod::Parser, so it supports all of its commands, too.

Markdown is a markup language to convert structured text into (X)HTML. Its main design goal is to make the input text as readable as possible. For this, the syntax is highly inspired by the format of plain text email. Markdown supports features like headers, emphasis, code blocks, blockquotes and links. For maximum flexibility, it also allows embedding HTML tags, both within paragraphs (eg. ), and at block level (

,).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpod-markdown-perl

Install libpod-markdown-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpod-markdown-perl

Install libpod-markdown-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 libpod-markdown-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpod-markdown-perl

How To Uninstall libpod-markdown-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpod-markdown-perl

Uninstall libpod-markdown-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpod-markdown-perl

Remove libpod-markdown-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpod-markdown-perl

Remove libpod-markdown-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpod-markdown-perl

Dependencies

libpod-markdown-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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