How To Install weblint-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is weblint-perl

weblint-perl is:

weblint is a perl script which picks fluff off html pages, much in the same way traditional lint picks fluff off C programs.

The script is a complete rewrite of Neil Bowers’ original weblint script. It currently supports HTML 4.0 (and only HTML 4.0).

There are three methods to install weblint-perl 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 weblint-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install weblint-perl

Install weblint-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install weblint-perl

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

sudo aptitude -y install weblint-perl

How To Uninstall weblint-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove weblint-perl

Uninstall weblint-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weblint-perl

Remove weblint-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge weblint-perl

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

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

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

Dependencies

weblint-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• weblint-perl website

Summary

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