How To Install japi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install japi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux.
What is japi-compliance-checker
japi-compliance-checker is:
Java API Compliance Checker (Java ACC) is a tool for checking backward binary and source-level compatibility of a Java library API. The tool checks classes declarations of old and new versions and analyzes changes that may break compatibility: removed methods, removed class fields, added abstract methods, etc. Binary incompatibility may result in crashing or incorrect behavior of existing clients built with an old version of a library when they are running with a new one. Source incompatibility may result in recompilation errors with a new library version. The tool is intended for library developers and operating system maintainers who are interested in ensuring backward compatibility, i.e. allow old clients to run or to be recompiled with newer library versions.
There are three methods to install japi-compliance-checker 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 japi-compliance-checker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install japi-compliance-checker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install japi-compliance-checkerInstall japi-compliance-checker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install japi-compliance-checker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install japi-compliance-checkerInstall japi-compliance-checker 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install japi-compliance-checker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install japi-compliance-checkerHow To Uninstall japi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the japi-compliance-checker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove japi-compliance-checkerUninstall japi-compliance-checker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall japi-compliance-checker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove japi-compliance-checkerRemove japi-compliance-checker Configurations and Data
To remove japi-compliance-checker configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge japi-compliance-checkerRemove japi-compliance-checker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove japi-compliance-checker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge japi-compliance-checkerDependencies
japi-compliance-checker have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install japi-compliance-checker package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.