How To Install libsubunit-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsubunit-perl

libsubunit-perl is:

subunit is a protocol for test activity serialisation deserialisation. This permits executing tests remotely, or saving the result of test runs for later introspection.

The libsubunit-perl package contains the Perl language support for Subunit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsubunit-perl

Install libsubunit-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsubunit-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsubunit-perl

How To Uninstall libsubunit-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsubunit-perl

Uninstall libsubunit-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsubunit-perl

Remove libsubunit-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsubunit-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsubunit-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libsubunit-perl website

Summary

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