How To Install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec on Kali Linux. golang-github-ugorji-go-codec is idiomatic codec and rpc lib for msgpack, cbor, json (codecgen)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec on Kali Linux.

What is golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

golang-github-ugorji-go-codec is:

Package codec provides a High Performance, Feature-Rich Idiomatic Go 1.4+ codec/encoding library for binc, msgpack, cbor, json

This package contains the tools (codecgen).

There are three methods to install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec 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 golang-github-ugorji-go-codec Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec 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 golang-github-ugorji-go-codec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

How To Uninstall golang-github-ugorji-go-codec on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the golang-github-ugorji-go-codec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Uninstall golang-github-ugorji-go-codec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall golang-github-ugorji-go-codec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Remove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec Configurations and Data

To remove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Remove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove golang-github-ugorji-go-codec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-github-ugorji-go-codec

Dependencies

golang-github-ugorji-go-codec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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