How To Install libredis-fast-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libredis-fast-perl

libredis-fast-perl is:

Redis::Fast is a wrapper around Salvatore Sanfilippo’s hiredis C client. It is compatible with Redis.pm.

This version supports protocol 2.x (multi-bulk) or later of Redis available at https://github.com/antirez/redis/.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libredis-fast-perl

Install libredis-fast-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libredis-fast-perl

Install libredis-fast-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 libredis-fast-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libredis-fast-perl

How To Uninstall libredis-fast-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libredis-fast-perl

Uninstall libredis-fast-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libredis-fast-perl

Remove libredis-fast-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libredis-fast-perl

Remove libredis-fast-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libredis-fast-perl

Dependencies

libredis-fast-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libhiredis0.14
• libtry-tiny-perl

References

• libredis-fast-perl website

Summary

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