How To Install perl-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is perl-doc

perl-doc is:

Perl manual pages, POD documentation and the `perldoc’ program. If you are writing Perl programs, you almost certainly need this.

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

sudo apt-get -y install perl-doc

Install perl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perl-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install perl-doc

How To Uninstall perl-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove perl-doc

Uninstall perl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-doc

Remove perl-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge perl-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

perl-doc have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• perl-doc website

Summary

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