How To Install perl-cisco-copyconfig on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is perl-cisco-copyconfig

perl-cisco-copyconfig is:

Cisco::CopyConfig provides methods for manipulating the running-config of Cisco devices running IOS via SNMP directed TFTP. This is handy for making changes or backups on many devices without having to log into each device or write messy expect type scripts that need constant tweaking.

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

sudo apt-get -y install perl-cisco-copyconfig

Install perl-cisco-copyconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perl-cisco-copyconfig

Install perl-cisco-copyconfig 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-cisco-copyconfig using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perl-cisco-copyconfig

How To Uninstall perl-cisco-copyconfig on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove perl-cisco-copyconfig

Uninstall perl-cisco-copyconfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-cisco-copyconfig

Remove perl-cisco-copyconfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge perl-cisco-copyconfig

Remove perl-cisco-copyconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl-cisco-copyconfig

Dependencies

perl-cisco-copyconfig have the following dependencies:

• libnet-snmp-perl
• libsnmp-perl

References

• perl-cisco-copyconfig website

Summary

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