How To Install libjs-psl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjs-psl

libjs-psl is:

psl is a JavaScript domain name parser based on the Public Suffix List (https://publicsuffix.org/). This implementation is tested against the test data hosted by Mozilla and kindly provided by Comodo.

The Public Suffix List is a cross-vendor initiative to provide an accurate list of domain name suffixes. A “public suffix” is one under which Internet users can directly register names. Some examples of public suffixes are “.com”, “.co.uk” and “pvt.k12.wy.us”. The Public Suffix List is a list of all known public suffixes.

This package provides the library for browsers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-psl

Install libjs-psl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-psl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-psl

How To Uninstall libjs-psl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-psl

Uninstall libjs-psl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-psl

Remove libjs-psl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-psl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-psl have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-psl website

Summary

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