How To Install bnd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd on Kali Linux.
What is bnd
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 ways 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.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bnd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bnd
Install bnd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bnd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bnd
Install bnd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 bnd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bnd
How To Uninstall bnd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bnd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bnd
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:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bnd
Remove bnd Configurations and Data
To remove bnd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bnd
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:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bnd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.