How To Install libprefork-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libprefork-perl

libprefork-perl is:

The prefork pragma is intended to allow module writers to optimise module loading for both scenarios with as little additional code as possible.

prefork.pm is intended to serve as a central and optional marshalling point for state detection (the software is running in compile-time or run-time mode) and to act as a relatively light-weight module loader.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libprefork-perl

Install libprefork-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libprefork-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libprefork-perl

How To Uninstall libprefork-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libprefork-perl

Uninstall libprefork-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprefork-perl

Remove libprefork-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libprefork-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libprefork-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libprefork-perl website

Summary

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