How To Install libmozjs-78-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-78-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmozjs-78-dev
libmozjs-78-dev is:
SpiderMonkey is the code-name for Mozilla Firefox’s C++ implementation of JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications that provide host environments for JavaScript.
This package contains the header files which are needed for developing SpiderMonkey embedders.
This library is intended for use in contexts where only trusted JavaScript code will be run, such as GNOME’s gjs, Cinnamon’s cjs, and polkit’s rules parsing. It should not be used to run untrusted JavaScript from web pages: use a security-supported implementation such as Firefox, Chrome or WebKitGTK’s JavaScriptCore instead.
There are three methods to install libmozjs-78-dev 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 libmozjs-78-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-78-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmozjs-78-devInstall libmozjs-78-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-78-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmozjs-78-devInstall libmozjs-78-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-78-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmozjs-78-devHow To Uninstall libmozjs-78-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmozjs-78-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmozjs-78-devUninstall libmozjs-78-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmozjs-78-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmozjs-78-devRemove libmozjs-78-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmozjs-78-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmozjs-78-devRemove libmozjs-78-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmozjs-78-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmozjs-78-devDependencies
libmozjs-78-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-78-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.