How To Install jc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jc on Kali Linux. jc is JSON CLI output utility

Introduction

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

What is jc

jc is:

jc JSONifies the output of many CLI tools and file-types for easier parsing in scripts. This allows further command-line processing of output by piping commands.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jc

Install jc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jc

Install jc 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 jc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jc

How To Uninstall jc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jc

Uninstall jc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jc

Remove jc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jc

Remove jc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jc

Dependencies

jc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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