How To Install libterm-readkey-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libterm-readkey-perl

libterm-readkey-perl is:

Term::ReadKey is a compiled perl module dedicated to providing simple control over terminal driver modes (cbreak, raw, cooked, etc.) support for non-blocking reads, if the architecture allows, and some generalized handy functions for working with terminals. One of the main goals is to have the functions as portable as possible, so you can just plug in “use Term::ReadKey” on any architecture and have a good likelihood of it working.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libterm-readkey-perl

Install libterm-readkey-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libterm-readkey-perl

Install libterm-readkey-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 libterm-readkey-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libterm-readkey-perl

How To Uninstall libterm-readkey-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libterm-readkey-perl

Uninstall libterm-readkey-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libterm-readkey-perl

Remove libterm-readkey-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libterm-readkey-perl

Remove libterm-readkey-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libterm-readkey-perl

Dependencies

libterm-readkey-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6

References

• libterm-readkey-perl website

Summary

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