How To Install jcat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jcat on Kali Linux. jcat is JSON catalog library tool

Introduction

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

What is jcat

jcat is:

The libjcat library assembles checksum and metadata into a JSON based catalog.

This tool is used to interact with the library to analyze and produce JCAT files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jcat

Install jcat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jcat

Install jcat 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 jcat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jcat

How To Uninstall jcat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jcat

Uninstall jcat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jcat

Remove jcat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jcat

Remove jcat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jcat

Dependencies

jcat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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