How To Install libjts-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjts-java on Kali Linux. libjts-java is JTS Topology Suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjts-java on Kali Linux.

What is libjts-java

libjts-java is:

JTS is a java library which provides:

  • an implementation of the spatial data model defined in the OGC Simple Features Specification for SQL (SFS)
  • a complete, consistent, implementation of fundamental 2D spatial algorithms
  • an explicit precision model, with algorithms that gracefully handle situations that result in dimensional collapse
  • robust implementations of key computational geometric operations
  • I/O in Well-Known Text format

There are three methods to install libjts-java 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 libjts-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjts-java

Install libjts-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjts-java

Install libjts-java 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 libjts-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjts-java

How To Uninstall libjts-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjts-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjts-java

Uninstall libjts-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjts-java

Remove libjts-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjts-java

Remove libjts-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjts-java

Dependencies

libjts-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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