How To Install libjcat1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcat1 on Kali Linux. libjcat1 is JSON catalog library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcat1 on Kali Linux.

What is libjcat1

libjcat1 is:

The libjcat library assembles checksum and metadata into a JSON based catalog.

This is used by other software to validate metadata.

There are three methods to install libjcat1 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 libjcat1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjcat1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjcat1

Install libjcat1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjcat1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjcat1

Install libjcat1 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 libjcat1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjcat1

How To Uninstall libjcat1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjcat1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjcat1

Uninstall libjcat1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjcat1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjcat1

Remove libjcat1 Configurations and Data

To remove libjcat1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjcat1

Remove libjcat1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjcat1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjcat1

Dependencies

libjcat1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcat1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.