How To Install libjs-jquery-colorbox on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-colorbox on Kali Linux. libjs-jquery-colorbox is jQuery customizable lightbox

Introduction

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

What is libjs-jquery-colorbox

libjs-jquery-colorbox is:

A lightweight customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery. It supports photos, photo groups, slideshow, Ajax, inline, and Iframed content.

Features:

  • Lightweight: 10KB of JavaScript (less than 5KBs gzipped).
  • Appearance is controlled through CSS so it can be restyled.
  • Can be extended with callbacks & event-hooks without altering the source files.
  • Completely unobtrusive, options are set in the JS and require no changes to existing HTML.
  • Preloads upcoming images in a photo group.
  • Well vetted. ColorBox is one of the top jQuery plugins.

There are three methods to install libjs-jquery-colorbox 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-jquery-colorbox 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-jquery-colorbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jquery-colorbox

Install libjs-jquery-colorbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jquery-colorbox

Install libjs-jquery-colorbox 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-jquery-colorbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jquery-colorbox

How To Uninstall libjs-jquery-colorbox on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jquery-colorbox

Uninstall libjs-jquery-colorbox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jquery-colorbox

Remove libjs-jquery-colorbox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jquery-colorbox

Remove libjs-jquery-colorbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jquery-colorbox

Dependencies

libjs-jquery-colorbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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