How To Install libropkg-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libropkg-perl

libropkg-perl is:

RoPkg consists from a Rsync module, a DB module and some base classes. The Rsync module parses rsync configuration and client log files, being able to generate new rsync configuration files without losing your comments or separator lines. The DB module implements a singleton database pool class which is able to connect to multiple databases at once and a database object (an object who can be loaded/saved from/to a database).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libropkg-perl

Install libropkg-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libropkg-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libropkg-perl

How To Uninstall libropkg-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libropkg-perl

Uninstall libropkg-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libropkg-perl

Remove libropkg-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libropkg-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libropkg-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• libpod-coverage-perl
• libexception-class-perl
• libdbi-perl
• libclass-singleton-perl
• libtest-pod-coverage-perl

References

• libropkg-perl website

Summary

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