How To Install libjs-jquery-datatables on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjs-jquery-datatables

libjs-jquery-datatables is:

DataTables is a plug-in for the jQuery Javascript library. It is a highly flexible tool, based upon the foundations of progressive enhancement, which will add advanced interaction controls such as variable length pagination or on-the-fly filtering to any HTML table.

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

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

Install libjs-jquery-datatables Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jquery-datatables

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jquery-datatables

How To Uninstall libjs-jquery-datatables on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jquery-datatables

Uninstall libjs-jquery-datatables And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libjs-jquery-datatables Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-jquery-datatables have the following dependencies:

• libjs-jquery

References

• libjs-jquery-datatables website

Summary

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