How To Install libjs-regenerate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-regenerate on Kali Linux. libjs-regenerate is Unicode-aware regular expression generator (JavaScript library)

Introduction

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

What is libjs-regenerate

libjs-regenerate is:

It allows you to easily generate JavaScript-compatible regular expressions based on a given set of Unicode symbols or code points.

This package contains the library for in-browser use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-regenerate

Install libjs-regenerate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-regenerate

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-regenerate

How To Uninstall libjs-regenerate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-regenerate

Uninstall libjs-regenerate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-regenerate

Remove libjs-regenerate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-regenerate

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-regenerate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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