How To Install libjsoncpp-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp-doc on Kali Linux. libjsoncpp-doc is API documentation for libjsoncpp-dev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libjsoncpp-doc

libjsoncpp-doc is:

This package contains doxygen generated HTML API description of libjsoncpp0.

jsoncpp is an implementation of a JSON reader and writer in C++. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that it is easy to parse and readable for human. It is useful for building config files, network communications protocols, etc.

This library provides following features:

  • High-level data structures for collecting data from JSON.
  • Easy-to-use reader and writer.

There are three methods to install libjsoncpp-doc 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 libjsoncpp-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp-doc

Install libjsoncpp-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp-doc

Install libjsoncpp-doc 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 libjsoncpp-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp-doc

How To Uninstall libjsoncpp-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjsoncpp-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp-doc

Uninstall libjsoncpp-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp-doc

Remove libjsoncpp-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp-doc

Remove libjsoncpp-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsoncpp-doc

Dependencies

libjsoncpp-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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