How To Install libcpanel-json-xs-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpanel-json-xs-perl on Kali Linux. libcpanel-json-xs-perl is module for fast and correct serialising to JSON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpanel-json-xs-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libcpanel-json-xs-perl

libcpanel-json-xs-perl is:

Cpanel::JSON::XS converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its primary goal is to be correct and its secondary goal is to be fast. To reach the latter goal it was written in C.

As this is the n-th-something JSON module on CPAN, what was the reason to write yet another JSON module? While it seems there are many JSON modules, none of them correctly handle all corner cases, and in most cases their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening to bug reports for other reasons.

There are three methods to install libcpanel-json-xs-perl 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 libcpanel-json-xs-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpanel-json-xs-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Install libcpanel-json-xs-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcpanel-json-xs-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Install libcpanel-json-xs-perl 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 libcpanel-json-xs-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcpanel-json-xs-perl

How To Uninstall libcpanel-json-xs-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcpanel-json-xs-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Uninstall libcpanel-json-xs-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcpanel-json-xs-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Remove libcpanel-json-xs-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libcpanel-json-xs-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Remove libcpanel-json-xs-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcpanel-json-xs-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpanel-json-xs-perl

Dependencies

libcpanel-json-xs-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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