How To Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev on Kali Linux. libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev is JavaScript engine library from WebKitGTK - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev is:

JavaScriptCore is the JavaScript engine used in WebKit. It consists of the following building blocks: lexer, parser, start-up interpreter (LLInt), baseline JIT, a low-latency optimizing JIT (DFG), and a high-throughput optimizing JIT (FTL).

This build comes from the GTK port of WebKit (API version 4.0).

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev 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 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev 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 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

How To Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev

Dependencies

libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.