How To Install tcl-yajltcl on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-yajltcl on Kali Linux.
What is tcl-yajltcl
tcl-yajltcl is:
yajl-tcl, a Tcl C extension written to bring the capabilities of the Yet Another JSON Library (YAJL), a C library for parsing and generating JSON, available to Tcl coders. JSON stands for Javascript Object Notation, a popular data exchange format for Javascript.
Although there is already a package in the tcllib library, that can generate JSON, the big advantage in using yajl-tcl is performance. Also, yajl-tcl can parse JSON as well as generating it.
There are three methods to install tcl-yajltcl 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 tcl-yajltcl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-yajltcl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-yajltclInstall tcl-yajltcl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-yajltcl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-yajltclInstall tcl-yajltcl 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 tcl-yajltcl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-yajltclHow To Uninstall tcl-yajltcl on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcl-yajltcl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-yajltclUninstall tcl-yajltcl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-yajltcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-yajltclRemove tcl-yajltcl Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-yajltcl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-yajltclRemove tcl-yajltcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-yajltcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-yajltclDependencies
tcl-yajltcl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-yajltcl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
