How To Install libjconv2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv2 on Kali Linux.

What is libjconv2

libjconv2 is:

This library provide Japanese Code Conversion capability based on iconv. It is based by application to enlarge number of supported encoding. It is not only for Japanese people, it is used as helper in sylpheed mailer.

There are three methods to install libjconv2 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 libjconv2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjconv2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjconv2

Install libjconv2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjconv2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjconv2

Install libjconv2 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 libjconv2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjconv2

How To Uninstall libjconv2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjconv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjconv2

Uninstall libjconv2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjconv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjconv2

Remove libjconv2 Configurations and Data

To remove libjconv2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjconv2

Remove libjconv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjconv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjconv2

Dependencies

libjconv2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libjconv2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjconv2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.