How to Install and Uninstall cpanminus Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cpanminus" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cpanminus on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cpanminus
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cpanminus" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cpanminus on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpanminus
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpanminus package on Kali Linux

Package: cpanminus
Version: 1.7047-1
Installed-Size: 169
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, libcpan-distnameinfo-perl, libcpan-meta-check-perl, libcpan-meta-requirements-perl, libcpan-meta-yaml-perl, libfile-pushd-perl, libhttp-tiny-perl | curl | wget, libjson-pp-perl, liblocal-lib-perl, libmodule-cpanfile-perl, libmodule-metadata-perl, libparse-pmfile-perl, libstring-shellquote-perl, libversion-perl
Recommends: make
Suggests: gcc | c-compiler
Size: 68036
SHA256: aa1d3657cb1f3ad5365962528a23549825599546eaaf2942503b80db947ace98
SHA1: 4285db411a0cf17effc0f956fbbc45976d3c5b14
MD5sum: f9639fd73bae2a60f8fc8649390873e2
Description: script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN
cpanminus provides a command-line (non interactive) interface to
automatically download, build and install Perl modules from CPAN.
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It requires zero configuration, and stands alone. It also has a very low memory
footprint compared to similar software: when running, it requires only 10MB of
RAM.
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It installs to wherever ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build are
configured to. So if you're using local::lib, then it installs to your
local perl5 directory. Otherwise it installs to the siteperl directory.
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cpanminus at a boot time checks whether you have configured local::lib,
or have the permission to install modules to the sitelib directory. If
neither, it automatically sets up local::lib compatible installation
path in a perl5 directory under your home directory.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/App-cpanminus
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
use::downloading
Section: perl
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cpanminus/cpanminus_1.7047-1_all.deb