How To Install tao-config-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tao-config-dev on Kali Linux. tao-config-dev is header library that reads config files and produces a JSON value

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tao-config-dev on Kali Linux.

What is tao-config-dev

tao-config-dev is:

C++ header-only library that reads config files based on JSON and JAXN formats and in turn, produces a single JSON valur as a result.

Its features are as follows:

  1. JAXN syntax with extensions (backwards compatible with JSON).
  2. JAXN data model (JSON extended with binary data and non-finites).
  3. Meta data, all sub-values are annotated with filename and position.
  4. Copy, reference, replace and delete anything in the JSON structure.
  5. Multiple ways to read and parse other config and data files.
  6. Uses environmental variables and the output of arbitrary shell commands.

There are three methods to install tao-config-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 tao-config-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tao-config-dev

Install tao-config-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tao-config-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tao-config-dev

Install tao-config-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install tao-config-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tao-config-dev

How To Uninstall tao-config-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tao-config-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tao-config-dev

Uninstall tao-config-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tao-config-dev

Remove tao-config-dev Configurations and Data

To remove tao-config-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tao-config-dev

Remove tao-config-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tao-config-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tao-config-dev

Dependencies

tao-config-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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