How To Install libyaml-appconfig-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libyaml-appconfig-perl

libyaml-appconfig-perl is:

YAML::AppConfig manages configuration files using YAML for storage. It also provides variable interpolation, similar to AppConfig.

Configuration keys can be accessed via dedicated get_foo/set_foo methods or through an all-in-one hash.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-appconfig-perl

Install libyaml-appconfig-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libyaml-appconfig-perl

Install libyaml-appconfig-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 libyaml-appconfig-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-appconfig-perl

How To Uninstall libyaml-appconfig-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libyaml-appconfig-perl

Uninstall libyaml-appconfig-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-appconfig-perl

Remove libyaml-appconfig-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-appconfig-perl

Remove libyaml-appconfig-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-appconfig-perl

Dependencies

libyaml-appconfig-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libyaml-appconfig-perl website

Summary

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