How To Install libversion-compare-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libversion-compare-perl

libversion-compare-perl is:

Version::Compare can be used to compare version strings; returning the bigger of the two numerical values or comparing two unix-style version strings and setting a return code indicating which is larger or if they are equal.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libversion-compare-perl

Install libversion-compare-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libversion-compare-perl

Install libversion-compare-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 libversion-compare-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libversion-compare-perl

How To Uninstall libversion-compare-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libversion-compare-perl

Uninstall libversion-compare-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libversion-compare-perl

Remove libversion-compare-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libversion-compare-perl

Remove libversion-compare-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libversion-compare-perl

Dependencies

libversion-compare-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libversion-compare-perl website

Summary

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