How To Install libjsoncpp24 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp24 on Kali Linux. libjsoncpp24 is library for reading and writing JSON for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp24 on Kali Linux.

What is libjsoncpp24

libjsoncpp24 is:

jsoncpp is an implementation of a JSON reader and writer in C++. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that it is easy to parse and redable for human. It is useful for building config files, network communications protocols, etc.

This library provides following features:

  • High-level data structures for collecting data from JSON.
  • Easy-to-use reader and writer.

There are three methods to install libjsoncpp24 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 libjsoncpp24 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp24 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp24

Install libjsoncpp24 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp24 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp24

Install libjsoncpp24 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 libjsoncpp24 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp24

How To Uninstall libjsoncpp24 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjsoncpp24 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp24

Uninstall libjsoncpp24 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjsoncpp24 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp24

Remove libjsoncpp24 Configurations and Data

To remove libjsoncpp24 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp24

Remove libjsoncpp24 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjsoncpp24 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsoncpp24

Dependencies

libjsoncpp24 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp24 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.