How To Install default-jdk on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install default-jdk on Kali Linux.

What is default-jdk

default-jdk is:

This dependency package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible development kit recommended for this architecture, which is openjdk-11-jdk for amd64.

There are three methods to install default-jdk 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 default-jdk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install default-jdk

Install default-jdk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install default-jdk

Install default-jdk 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 default-jdk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install default-jdk

How To Uninstall default-jdk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the default-jdk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove default-jdk

Uninstall default-jdk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove default-jdk

Remove default-jdk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge default-jdk

Remove default-jdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge default-jdk

Dependencies

default-jdk have the following dependencies:

• default-jre

References

• default-jdk website

Summary

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