How To Install gjs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs on Kali Linux. gjs is Mozilla-based javascript bindings for the GNOME platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs on Kali Linux.

What is gjs

gjs is:

Makes it possible for applications to use all of GNOME’s platform libraries using the JavaScript language. It’s mainly based on the Mozilla JavaScript engine and the GObject introspection framework.

This package contains the interactive console application.

There are three methods to install gjs 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 gjs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gjs

Install gjs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gjs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gjs

Install gjs 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 gjs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gjs

How To Uninstall gjs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gjs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gjs

Uninstall gjs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gjs

Remove gjs Configurations and Data

To remove gjs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gjs

Remove gjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gjs

Dependencies

gjs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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