How To Install perl6-readline on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-readline on Kali Linux.

What is perl6-readline

perl6-readline is:

This package provides Perl6 bindings to the native readline library, supporting history and recalling of text input. A prominent example of this is the Perl 6 REPL itself.

There are three methods to install perl6-readline 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 perl6-readline Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-readline using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install perl6-readline

Install perl6-readline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install perl6-readline using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install perl6-readline

Install perl6-readline 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 perl6-readline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perl6-readline

How To Uninstall perl6-readline on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the perl6-readline package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perl6-readline

Uninstall perl6-readline And Its Dependencies

To uninstall perl6-readline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl6-readline

Remove perl6-readline Configurations and Data

To remove perl6-readline configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perl6-readline

Remove perl6-readline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove perl6-readline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl6-readline

Dependencies

perl6-readline have the following dependencies:

• rakudo
• libreadline8

References

• perl6-readline website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl6-readline package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.