How To Install libstruct-compare-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstruct-compare-perl on Kali Linux. libstruct-compare-perl is Perl module providing recursive diff for perl structures

Introduction

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

What is libstruct-compare-perl

libstruct-compare-perl is:

Struct::Compare compares two values of any type and structure and returns true if they are the same. It does a deep comparison of the structures, so a hash of a hash of a whatever will be compared correctly.

This is especially useful for writing unit tests for your modules!

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstruct-compare-perl

Install libstruct-compare-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstruct-compare-perl

Install libstruct-compare-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 libstruct-compare-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstruct-compare-perl

How To Uninstall libstruct-compare-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libstruct-compare-perl

Uninstall libstruct-compare-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstruct-compare-perl

Remove libstruct-compare-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstruct-compare-perl

Remove libstruct-compare-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstruct-compare-perl

Dependencies

libstruct-compare-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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