How To Install libjansson-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-doc on Kali Linux. libjansson-doc is C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data (doc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libjansson-doc

libjansson-doc is:

Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data.

It features:

  • Simple and intuitive API and data model
  • Comprehensive documentation
  • No dependencies on other libraries
  • Full Unicode support (UTF-8)
  • Extensive test suite

This package contains the documentation for jansson.

There are three methods to install libjansson-doc 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 libjansson-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjansson-doc

Install libjansson-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjansson-doc

Install libjansson-doc 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 libjansson-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjansson-doc

How To Uninstall libjansson-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjansson-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjansson-doc

Uninstall libjansson-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansson-doc

Remove libjansson-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjansson-doc

Remove libjansson-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjansson-doc

Dependencies

libjansson-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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