How To Install libwx-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-perl on Kali Linux. libwx-perl is interface to wxWidgets cross-platform GUI toolkit

Introduction

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

What is libwx-perl

libwx-perl is:

wxPerl is an extension module allowing the creation of GUI (Graphical User Interface) Perl programs using the wxWidgets toolkit. It serves as a Perl wrapper around wxWidgets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwx-perl

Install libwx-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwx-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwx-perl

How To Uninstall libwx-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwx-perl

Uninstall libwx-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwx-perl

Remove libwx-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwx-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwx-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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