How To Install cl-yason on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-yason on Kali Linux. cl-yason is JSON encoder/decoder for Common Lisp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-yason on Kali Linux.

What is cl-yason

cl-yason is:

YASON is a Common Lisp library for encoding and decoding data in the JSON interchange format. JSON is used as a lightweight alternative to XML. YASON has the sole purpose of encoding and decoding data and does not impose any object model on the Common Lisp application that uses it.

There are three methods to install cl-yason 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 cl-yason Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-yason

Install cl-yason Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-yason

Install cl-yason 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 cl-yason using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-yason

How To Uninstall cl-yason on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cl-yason package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-yason

Uninstall cl-yason And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-yason

Remove cl-yason Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-yason

Remove cl-yason configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-yason

Dependencies

cl-yason have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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