How To Install libjs-json on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjs-json

libjs-json is:

JSON is a light-weight, language independent, data interchange format. See http://www.JSON.org/

The files in this collection implement JSON encoders/decoders in JavaScript.

JSON became a built-in feature of JavaScript when the ECMAScript Programming Language Standard - Fifth Edition was adopted by the ECMA General Assembly in December 2009. Most of the files in this collection are for applications that are expected to run in obsolete web browsers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-json

Install libjs-json Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-json

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-json

How To Uninstall libjs-json on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-json

Uninstall libjs-json And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-json

Remove libjs-json Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-json

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-json have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-json website

Summary

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