How To Install libref-util-xs-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libref-util-xs-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libref-util-xs-perl

libref-util-xs-perl is:

Ref::Util::XS is the XS implementation of Ref::Util, which provides several functions to help identify references in a more convenient way than the usual approach of examining the return value of ref.

You should use Ref::Util::XS by installing Ref::Util itself (packaged as libref-util-perl): If the system doesn’t have Recommends turned off, you will get libref-util-xs-perl automatically. Ref::Util::XS will be used automatically, providing a significant speed boost to everything that uses Ref::Util.

See Ref::Util for full documentation of the available functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libref-util-xs-perl

Install libref-util-xs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libref-util-xs-perl

Install libref-util-xs-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 libref-util-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libref-util-xs-perl

How To Uninstall libref-util-xs-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libref-util-xs-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libref-util-xs-perl

Uninstall libref-util-xs-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libref-util-xs-perl

Remove libref-util-xs-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libref-util-xs-perl

Remove libref-util-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libref-util-xs-perl

Dependencies

libref-util-xs-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0

References

• libref-util-xs-perl website

Summary

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