How To Install libjs-autolink on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-autolink on Kali Linux.

What is libjs-autolink

libjs-autolink is:

This JavaScript library implements methods for converting strings of text containing URLs to hyperlinks.

Example:

• Input: “This is a link to Google http://google.com”.autoLink()
• Output: “This is a link to Google http://google.com”

There are three methods to install libjs-autolink 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 libjs-autolink Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-autolink

Install libjs-autolink Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-autolink

Install libjs-autolink 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 libjs-autolink using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-autolink

How To Uninstall libjs-autolink on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjs-autolink package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-autolink

Uninstall libjs-autolink And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-autolink

Remove libjs-autolink Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-autolink

Remove libjs-autolink configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-autolink

Dependencies

libjs-autolink have the following dependencies:

• javascript-common

References

• libjs-autolink website

Summary

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