How To Install pmuninstall on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pmuninstall on Kali Linux.

What is pmuninstall

pmuninstall is:

pmuninstall is a fast module uninstaller. It reads installed files lists from *.packlist files (generated when installing modules using e.g. cpanminus) and deletes them.

There are three methods to install pmuninstall 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 pmuninstall Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pmuninstall

Install pmuninstall Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pmuninstall using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pmuninstall

Install pmuninstall 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 pmuninstall using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pmuninstall

How To Uninstall pmuninstall on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pmuninstall package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pmuninstall

Uninstall pmuninstall And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmuninstall

Remove pmuninstall Configurations and Data

To remove pmuninstall configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pmuninstall

Remove pmuninstall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmuninstall

Dependencies

pmuninstall have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• pmuninstall website

Summary

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