How To Install libquota-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquota-perl on Kali Linux. libquota-perl is Perl interface to file system quotas

Introduction

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

What is libquota-perl

libquota-perl is:

Quota is a Perl module that provides access to filesystem quota information. This module uses the quotactl() or ioctl() system calls to set or query quota information on the local host. It also supports remotely submitting queries via RPC to a remote host.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libquota-perl

Install libquota-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libquota-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libquota-perl

How To Uninstall libquota-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libquota-perl

Uninstall libquota-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquota-perl

Remove libquota-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libquota-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libquota-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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