How To Install js-of-ocaml on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install js-of-ocaml on Kali Linux.

What is js-of-ocaml

js-of-ocaml is:

Js_of_ocaml is a compiler of OCaml bytecode to JavaScript. It makes it possible to run OCaml programs in a web browser. Its key features are the following:

• the whole language, and most of the standard library are supported;
• the generated code can be used with any web server and browser;
• you can use a standard installation of OCaml to compile your programs. In particular, you do not have to recompile a library to use it with Js_of_ocaml. You just have to link your program with a specific library to interface with the browser APIs.

This package contains the compiler itself.

There are three methods to install js-of-ocaml 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 js-of-ocaml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install js-of-ocaml

Install js-of-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install js-of-ocaml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install js-of-ocaml

Install js-of-ocaml 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 js-of-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install js-of-ocaml

How To Uninstall js-of-ocaml on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the js-of-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove js-of-ocaml

Uninstall js-of-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove js-of-ocaml

Remove js-of-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove js-of-ocaml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge js-of-ocaml

Remove js-of-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge js-of-ocaml

Dependencies

js-of-ocaml have the following dependencies:

• libjs-of-ocaml-dev
• libc6

References

• js-of-ocaml website

Summary

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