How To Install groovy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is groovy

groovy is:

Groovy is an agile dynamic language for the JVM combining lots of great features from languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk and making them available to the Java developers using a Java-like syntax.

Groovy is designed to help you get things done on the Java platform in a quicker, more concise and fun way - bringing the power of Python and Ruby inside the Java platform.

Groovy can be used as an alternative compiler to javac to generate standard Java bytecode to be used by any Java project or it can be used dynamically as an alternative language such as for scripting Java objects, templating or writing unit test cases.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install groovy

Install groovy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install groovy

Install groovy 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 groovy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install groovy

How To Uninstall groovy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove groovy

Uninstall groovy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove groovy

Remove groovy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge groovy

Remove groovy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groovy

Dependencies

groovy have the following dependencies:

• antlr
• default-jre-headless

References

• groovy website

Summary

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