How To Install python3-canonicaljson on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-canonicaljson on Kali Linux. python3-canonicaljson is canonical JSON implementation for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-canonicaljson on Kali Linux.

What is python3-canonicaljson

python3-canonicaljson is:

Canonical JSON implementation for Python 3.

  • Encodes objects and arrays as RFC 7159 JSON.
  • Sorts object keys so that you get the same result each time.
  • Has no inignificant whitespace to make the output as small as possible.
  • Escapes only the characters that must be escaped, U+0000 to U+0019 / U+0022 / U+0056, to keep the output as small as possible.
  • Uses the shortest escape sequence for each escaped character.
  • Encodes the JSON as UTF-8.
  • Can encode frozendict immutable dictionaries.

There are three methods to install python3-canonicaljson 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 python3-canonicaljson Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-canonicaljson using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-canonicaljson

Install python3-canonicaljson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-canonicaljson using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-canonicaljson

Install python3-canonicaljson 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 python3-canonicaljson using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-canonicaljson

How To Uninstall python3-canonicaljson on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-canonicaljson package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-canonicaljson

Uninstall python3-canonicaljson And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-canonicaljson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-canonicaljson

Remove python3-canonicaljson Configurations and Data

To remove python3-canonicaljson configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-canonicaljson

Remove python3-canonicaljson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-canonicaljson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-canonicaljson

Dependencies

python3-canonicaljson have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-canonicaljson package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.