How To Install libjs-slimbox on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjs-slimbox

libjs-slimbox is:

Slimbox is a 4 KB visual clone of the popular Lightbox 2 script by Lokesh Dhakar, written using the jQuery javascript library (in version 2) or the MooTools javascript framework (in version 1). It was designed to be very small, efficient, standards-friendly, fully customizable, more convenient and 100% compatible with the original Lightbox 2.

Although the design and base functionalities are the same as Lightbox, the code was written from scratch and is constantly improved.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-slimbox

Install libjs-slimbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-slimbox

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-slimbox

How To Uninstall libjs-slimbox on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-slimbox

Uninstall libjs-slimbox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-slimbox

Remove libjs-slimbox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-slimbox

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-slimbox have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-slimbox website

Summary

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