How To Install libyajl2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyajl2 on Kali Linux.

What is libyajl2

libyajl2 is:

A small, fast library for parsing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). It supports incremental parsing from a stream and leaves data representation to higher level code.

There are three methods to install libyajl2 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 libyajl2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyajl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyajl2

Install libyajl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyajl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyajl2

Install libyajl2 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 libyajl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyajl2

How To Uninstall libyajl2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libyajl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyajl2

Uninstall libyajl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyajl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyajl2

Remove libyajl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libyajl2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyajl2

Remove libyajl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyajl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyajl2

Dependencies

libyajl2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libyajl2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyajl2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.