How To Install json2file-go on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install json2file-go on Kali Linux. json2file-go is simple web server that stores JSON files sent by WebHooks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install json2file-go on Kali Linux.

What is json2file-go

json2file-go is:

Application to store information in JSON format in files sent by WebHooks (it has been used with GitLab and Gitea, but should work with others). The server can be run inside a container or managed with systemd.

Once the JSON files are written to disk they can be processed using external scripts launched by a daemon that captures inotify events like incron.

There are three methods to install json2file-go 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 json2file-go Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install json2file-go using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install json2file-go

Install json2file-go Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install json2file-go using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install json2file-go

Install json2file-go 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 json2file-go using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install json2file-go

How To Uninstall json2file-go on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the json2file-go package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove json2file-go

Uninstall json2file-go And Its Dependencies

To uninstall json2file-go and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove json2file-go

Remove json2file-go Configurations and Data

To remove json2file-go configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge json2file-go

Remove json2file-go configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove json2file-go configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge json2file-go

Dependencies

json2file-go have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install json2file-go package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.