How To Install prove6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install prove6 on Kali Linux. prove6 is test runner based on TAP harness

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install prove6 on Kali Linux.

What is prove6

prove6 is:

prove6 is an implementation in Raku of Perl’s prove command.

This command runs a set of test through a TAP harness

There are three methods to install prove6 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 prove6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install prove6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install prove6

Install prove6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install prove6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install prove6

Install prove6 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 prove6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install prove6

How To Uninstall prove6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the prove6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove prove6

Uninstall prove6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall prove6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove prove6

Remove prove6 Configurations and Data

To remove prove6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge prove6

Remove prove6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove prove6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prove6

Dependencies

prove6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install prove6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.