How To Install bnd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd
on Kali Linux.
What is bnd
bnd is:
The bnd tool helps you create and diagnose OSGi bundles. The key functions are:
- Show the manifest and JAR contents of a bundle
- Wrap a JAR so that it becomes a bundle
- Create a Bundle from a specification and a class path
- Verify the validity of the manifest entries
The tool is capable of acting as:
- Command line tool
- Maven Plugin
- Ant Plugin
There are three methods to install bnd
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 bnd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install bnd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install bnd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install bnd
using apt
by running the following command:
Install bnd 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.
After updating apt database, We can install bnd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall bnd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bnd
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall bnd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bnd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove bnd Configurations and Data
To remove bnd
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove bnd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bnd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
bnd have the following dependencies:
- default-jre-headless
- java-wrappers
- junit4
- libfelix-framework-java
- libfelix-gogo-runtime-java
- libfelix-resolver-java
- libjline2-java
- libosgi-annotation-java
- libosgi-compendium-java
- libosgi-core-java
- libslf4j-java
- libxz-java
- libyaml-snake-java
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.