How To Install libsolv-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsolv-perl

libsolv-perl is:

This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:

1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
2. Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.

This package contains the Perl bindings for the libsolv library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsolv-perl

Install libsolv-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsolv-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsolv-perl

How To Uninstall libsolv-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsolv-perl

Uninstall libsolv-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv-perl

Remove libsolv-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsolv-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libsolv1
• libsolvext1

References

• libsolv-perl website

Summary

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