How To Install libusb-libusb-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libusb-libusb-perl

libusb-libusb-perl is:

USB::LibUSB provides a Perl interface to the libusb-1.0 API. It provides access to most basic libusb functionality including read-out of device descriptors and synchronous device I/O.

Staying as close as possible to the libusb-1.0 API, this module adds convenient error handling and additional high-level functionality (e.g. device discovery with vid, pid and serial number). Easy to build more functionality without knowing about XS.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libusb-libusb-perl

Install libusb-libusb-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusb-libusb-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libusb-libusb-perl

How To Uninstall libusb-libusb-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libusb-libusb-perl

Uninstall libusb-libusb-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusb-libusb-perl

Remove libusb-libusb-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libusb-libusb-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libusb-libusb-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libusb-libusb-perl website

Summary

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