How To Install libxxx-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libxxx-perl

libxxx-perl is:

XXX.pm exports a function called XXX that you can put just about anywhere in your Perl code to make it die with a YAML dump of the arguments to its right.

The charm of XXX-debugging is that it is easy to type, rarely requires parens and stands out visually so that you remember to remove it.

XXX.pm also exports WWW, YYY and ZZZ which do similar debugging things.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxxx-perl

Install libxxx-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxxx-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxxx-perl

How To Uninstall libxxx-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libxxx-perl

Uninstall libxxx-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxxx-perl

Remove libxxx-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxxx-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxxx-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libxxx-perl website

Summary

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