How To Install libjson-c5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-c5 on Kali Linux. libjson-c5 is JSON manipulation library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-c5 on Kali Linux.

What is libjson-c5

libjson-c5 is:

This library allows you to easily construct JSON objects in C, output them as JSON formatted strings and parse JSON formatted strings back into the C representation of JSON objects.

There are three methods to install libjson-c5 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 libjson-c5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjson-c5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjson-c5

Install libjson-c5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjson-c5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjson-c5

Install libjson-c5 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 libjson-c5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjson-c5

How To Uninstall libjson-c5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjson-c5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjson-c5

Uninstall libjson-c5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjson-c5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjson-c5

Remove libjson-c5 Configurations and Data

To remove libjson-c5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjson-c5

Remove libjson-c5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjson-c5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjson-c5

Dependencies

libjson-c5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-c5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.