How To Install librrdp-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is librrdp-perl

librrdp-perl is:

The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.

This package contains a Perl interface to RRDs using command pipes: Rrdp.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librrdp-perl

Install librrdp-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librrdp-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install librrdp-perl

How To Uninstall librrdp-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librrdp-perl

Uninstall librrdp-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librrdp-perl

Remove librrdp-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librrdp-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

librrdp-perl have the following dependencies:

• rrdtool
• perl

References

• librrdp-perl website

Summary

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