How To Install libjs-strophe on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-strophe on Kali Linux. libjs-strophe is Library for writing XMPP clients

Introduction

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

What is libjs-strophe

libjs-strophe is:

Strophe provides the following features:

  • XMPP compliant
  • TLS support via SChannel, GNUTLS or OpenSSL
  • SASL authentication using ANONYMOUS, DIGEST-MD5 or PLAIN methods as well as legacy jabber authentication
  • Customizable logging and memory management

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-strophe

Install libjs-strophe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-strophe

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-strophe

How To Uninstall libjs-strophe on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-strophe

Uninstall libjs-strophe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-strophe

Remove libjs-strophe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-strophe

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-strophe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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