How To Install librcs-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is librcs-perl

librcs-perl is:

This Perl module provides an object oriented interface to access Revision Control System (RCS) utilities. This module should simplify the creation of an RCS front-end.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librcs-perl

Install librcs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librcs-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install librcs-perl

How To Uninstall librcs-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librcs-perl

Uninstall librcs-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librcs-perl

Remove librcs-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librcs-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

librcs-perl have the following dependencies:

• rcs
• perl

References

• librcs-perl website

Summary

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