How To Install libjs-lightbox2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-lightbox2 on Kali Linux.

What is libjs-lightbox2

libjs-lightbox2 is:

Lightbox is small javascript library used to overlay images on top of the current page.

It’s a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.

There are three methods to install libjs-lightbox2 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-lightbox2 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-lightbox2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-lightbox2

Install libjs-lightbox2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjs-lightbox2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjs-lightbox2

Install libjs-lightbox2 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-lightbox2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-lightbox2

How To Uninstall libjs-lightbox2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjs-lightbox2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-lightbox2

Uninstall libjs-lightbox2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-lightbox2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-lightbox2

Remove libjs-lightbox2 Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-lightbox2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-lightbox2

Remove libjs-lightbox2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjs-lightbox2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-lightbox2

Dependencies

libjs-lightbox2 have the following dependencies:

• libjs-jquery

References

• libjs-lightbox2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-lightbox2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.