How To Install libthrift-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libthrift-perl

libthrift-perl is:

Thrift is a software framework for the development of reliable and performant communication and data serialization. It combines a software stack with code generation to build services that operate seamlessly across a number of different development languages.

This package provides the Perl language support for Thrift.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libthrift-perl

Install libthrift-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libthrift-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libthrift-perl

How To Uninstall libthrift-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libthrift-perl

Uninstall libthrift-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthrift-perl

Remove libthrift-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libthrift-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libthrift-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libthrift-perl website

Summary

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