How To Install libjq-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjq-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libjq-dev
libjq-dev is:
jq is like sed for JSON data ?? you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured data with the same ease that sed, awk, grep and friends let you play with text.
It is written in portable C, and it has minimal runtime dependencies.
jq can mangle the data format that you have into the one that you want with very little effort, and the program to do so is often shorter and simpler than you??d expect.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libjq-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 libjq-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libjq-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjq-devInstall libjq-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libjq-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjq-devInstall libjq-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libjq-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjq-devHow To Uninstall libjq-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libjq-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjq-devUninstall libjq-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjq-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjq-devRemove libjq-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjq-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjq-devRemove libjq-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjq-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjq-devDependencies
libjq-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjq-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.