How To Install perl-openssl-defaults on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-openssl-defaults on Kali Linux.
What is perl-openssl-defaults
perl-openssl-defaults is:
A subset of Perl XS module packages expose the OpenSSL binary interface to Perl code. This can lead to incompatibilities if these packages are linked against different versions of OpenSSL.
This package provides a virtual package “perl-openssl-abi-x” that corresponds to the libssl-dev package SONAME it was built against. The packages that need to stay compatible with each other can depend on this.
Tools are also provided for generating this dependency with minimum hassle. See the instructions in README.Debian.
There are three methods to install perl-openssl-defaults 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-openssl-defaults Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install perl-openssl-defaults using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perl-openssl-defaultsInstall perl-openssl-defaults Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install perl-openssl-defaults using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perl-openssl-defaultsInstall perl-openssl-defaults 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install perl-openssl-defaults using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perl-openssl-defaultsHow To Uninstall perl-openssl-defaults on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the perl-openssl-defaults package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perl-openssl-defaultsUninstall perl-openssl-defaults And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perl-openssl-defaults and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-openssl-defaultsRemove perl-openssl-defaults Configurations and Data
To remove perl-openssl-defaults configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perl-openssl-defaultsRemove perl-openssl-defaults configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perl-openssl-defaults configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl-openssl-defaultsDependencies
perl-openssl-defaults have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-openssl-defaults package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
