How To Install dh-make-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make-perl on Kali Linux. dh-make-perl is helper for creating Debian packages from perl modules

Introduction

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

What is dh-make-perl

dh-make-perl is:

dh-make-perl will create the files required to build a Debian source package out of a perl package. This works for most simple packages and is also useful for getting started with packaging perl modules. Given a perl package name, it can also automatically download it from CPAN.

dh-make-perl can also help keeping the debian/ content current when upstream dependencies or Debian practices change. It can also help improve existing Perl module packages.

Includes the cpan2deb and cpan2dsc flavours.

There are three methods to install dh-make-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 dh-make-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 dh-make-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dh-make-perl

Install dh-make-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-make-perl

Install dh-make-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 dh-make-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-make-perl

How To Uninstall dh-make-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dh-make-perl

Uninstall dh-make-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-make-perl

Remove dh-make-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-make-perl

Remove dh-make-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-make-perl

Dependencies

dh-make-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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