How To Install perl-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is perl-base

perl-base is:

Perl is a scripting language used in many system scripts and utilities.

This package provides a Perl interpreter and the small subset of the standard run-time library required to perform basic tasks. For a full Perl installation, install “perl” (and its dependencies, “perl-modules-5.32” and “perl-doc”).

There are three methods to install perl-base 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 perl-base Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install perl-base

Install perl-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perl-base

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

sudo aptitude -y install perl-base

How To Uninstall perl-base on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove perl-base

Uninstall perl-base And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-base

Remove perl-base Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge perl-base

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

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

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

Dependencies

perl-base have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• perl-base website

Summary

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