How To Install libtap-simpleoutput-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libtap-simpleoutput-perl

libtap-simpleoutput-perl is:

TAP::SimpleOutput provides one function, counters(), that returns a number of simple closures designed to help output TAP easily and correctly, with a minimum of fuss.

TAP is the Test Anything Protocol used to Perl and other languages to communicate results between unit tests and the test harness.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Install libtap-simpleoutput-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Install libtap-simpleoutput-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 libtap-simpleoutput-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtap-simpleoutput-perl

How To Uninstall libtap-simpleoutput-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Uninstall libtap-simpleoutput-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Remove libtap-simpleoutput-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Remove libtap-simpleoutput-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtap-simpleoutput-perl

Dependencies

libtap-simpleoutput-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libtap-simpleoutput-perl website

Summary

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