How To Install libwwwbrowser-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwwwbrowser-perl on Kali Linux. libwwwbrowser-perl is Platform independent means to start a WWW browser

Introduction

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

What is libwwwbrowser-perl

libwwwbrowser-perl is:

WWWBrowser is a Perl module which starts a web browser, in the background for X11, with a specified URL. Options exist to use a user-specified browser, including text browsers, which are started in a terminal window.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwwwbrowser-perl

Install libwwwbrowser-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwwwbrowser-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwwwbrowser-perl

How To Uninstall libwwwbrowser-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwwwbrowser-perl

Uninstall libwwwbrowser-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwwwbrowser-perl

Remove libwwwbrowser-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwwwbrowser-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwwwbrowser-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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